Most of us are lucky enough to never have experienced an exploding laptop first hand. This video clearly illustrates just how dangerous a defective battery can be.
Gizmodo found a demonstration video showing a laptop battery cascading from failure to fire reaching temperatures near 1,000 degrees. The battery in this video was modified to simulate one of the lithium-ion units in Sonyis massive recall that includes batteries from Apple, Dell, Toshiba, and other laptops.
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Donit try this at home, kids. The heat and toxic gases from the burning battery are extremely dangerous.