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Local firefighter is not to be trusted, as he/she is keeping it too simple. A burning electric vehicle, or any burning vehicle for the...

I stumbled upone this video which I believe shows what causes Li fires... This is filmed in India , he's a small opperator , but this is...

To find the jewels, look in the suspects' attics... behind the louvers.

It looks like the long awaited sodium battery is finally in mass production ... this will revolutionise the industry .... no fire risk...

Chess and shuffle board all in one game. You have the slide the pieces into position.

How E-Bike Battery Fires Became a Deadly Crisis in New York City https://www.yahoo.com/news/e-bike-battery-fires-became-120807964.html...

I think the fire risks, whilst real, are not going to merit having dedicated outdoor charging or special fire resistant charging places...

No rechargeable "lithium" cells contain the free metal ... Only Energizer (brand) 1,5V throw away single use cells have lithium. I am...

At 500 kph, the ram air pressure will be about 1.7 psi. The rocket envelope will need to handle that internal pressure, along the sides...

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Yes, this is a well known effect. Search terms p51 mustang radiator thrust will bring up several good hits. The Wikipedia article is a...

I couldn't say whether the idea of a 'ramjet' would apply; it's more complicated than that. Locating two places on the craft which would...

The good news is that lithium cell fires will burn themselves out reasonably quickly at high temperature. The bad news is that nearby...

One can approach this from an insulation aspect to hinder heat flow from one area to the next, or from a heat transfer aspect removing...