News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on The age of electric flight is finally upon us. Parent comment

Re:The age of electric flight is finally upon us by zdragnar on Friday June 21, 2019 @02:27PM (#20245113)
Or a dry forest, or grassland. Burning lithium probably can't be all that good for ponds, rivers or lakes either.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The age of electric flight is finally upon us by frenchyatwork on Friday June 21, 2019 @03:03PM (#20245403)
Burning lithium in a pond sounds awfully spectacular, with an emphasis on the awful.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The age of electric flight is finally upon us by _ph_ on Friday June 21, 2019 @04:31PM (#20246075)
One is actually supposed to use water for large lithium battery fires, Tesla recommends this. The lithium in batteries isn't elemental and thus does not react strongly with the water.
[ Parent | on HN ]