Do not use laptop batteries...

[ImThatGuy]

Woman Burned After Laptop Explodes Inside Home | NBC Southern California

Glad she's okay.

 

[zoiDman]

Glad she is OK also.

And Glad that this Happened when she was Near the Laptop. And Not while she was Out or Sleeping.

 

[ILoveNorCal]

yes laptop batteries, when taken apart are just made up of a bunch of 18650's tied together like firecrackers. but they are not 'chemistry safe' batteries. laptops and cellphones blow up a lot more than people sub ohming... unless of course they're sub ohming with laptop batteries in which case, DON'T DO THAT!

 

[xhuffer]

Clearly, laptops must be banned.

 

[MD_Boater]

Lucky for us that she wasn't vaping at the time.

The headlines would have read "Electronic Cigarettes cause laptops to explode.".

Edit: If Mr. Glantz publishes an article that says this, y'all are going to come be witnesses in my lawsuit, right?

 

[Harlen]

I'm glad too
One thing I know is that you can charge them by just plugging then into a wall with a lot less risk
Best wishes for the woman hope she's better soon

 

[TyPie]

Clearly, laptops must be banned.

EXCELLENT observation!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, it just occurred to me that CHILDREN (!!!!!!!!!!!!) may be using laptops out there!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Zurd]

Batteries are quite safe, however since there's millions of them selling every year, there's bound to be a few defects one where they go wrong.

 

[niczgreat]

Hundreds of people a year die from Aspirin. 1 fluke accident doesn't make Laptops unsafe.

There is risk in everything.