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Originally Posted by SeaKing
This is an old problem that has been worked on for years and is better these days than when Lithium batteries first came out.
We even had fires on airliners from "backup" Lithium batteries. The Lithium batteries were used because they were so light relative to Ni-Cad or Lead batteries. These batteries could never be charged. There were problems sometimes with severe cabin depressurization because the batteries had a lot of pressure in them.
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Very true. This, as an interesting trivia fact, is why lithium ion batteries are not permitted on spacecraft; they are considered to be too dangerous. So no Kindles for the astronauts on the International Space Station!