On 2008-06-25, Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:
A simple Google search or better yet a search of the Consumer Product
Safety Commission's website shows that the igniting batteries were real.

How many hundreds of millions of lithium ion batteries are supplied per
year? How many blow up per year?

Any high density energy storage has inherent risks whether it's a
battery or a fuel tank. At least two Boeing 737s have spontaneously
burst into flames, too - so the rate of exploding B737s is much higher
than the rate of exploding Li-Ion batteries, but we still fly 'em.

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