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[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Warning: heating earbuds batteries to over 300F also causes fires

Reading this tells me the author has absolutely 0 idea of how physics work and is nothing but a blogger of consumer grade equipment. People like that should refrain from trying to understand how science or scientists work.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Obviously, physics aren't done in Fahrenheit.

[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Had to laugh at your comment. Not that it matters in this case, your ear buds are not going to magically combust at just 150°C

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

They'll not combust, I'd hazard a guess that air pods are made from ABS which has a glass transition temperature of 105C, so they will melt.

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Dimethyl carbonate boils at 90° so the battery could pop

[–] martinb@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 week ago

Good news everybody!

[–] TheRealKuni@midwest.social 3 points 1 week ago

ABS which has a glass transition temperature of 105C, so they will melt.

Well, they’ll deform. ABS won’t melt at 150°C, it’ll just become soft and flexible. But yes, it’s a bad idea for your earbuds.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think you mean they shouldn't write authoritatively about things they don't understand, because what you said is really gate keepy. There's nothing wrong with learning.

[–] Liberteez@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

People shouldn't compare things to gatekeeping unless they can build a cast iron gate