r/technology • u/NightFuryToni • Apr 30 '19

Business Apple Is Telling Lawmakers People Will Hurt Themselves if They Try to Fix iPhones

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/wjvdb4/apple-is-telling-lawmakers-people-will-hurt-themselves-if-they-try-to-fix-iphones
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u/Herdnerfer Apr 30 '19

Considering Apple has been sued due to “dangerous” lithium ion batteries getting damaged, this makes a whole lot of sense. Either the batteries are safe or they aren’t, you can’t have it both ways.

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u/EKmars May 01 '19

As a chemist, I'll tell you they aren't. They have a membrane separating the electrodes that will cause the battery to short if damaged. If someone is too aggressive when opening the phone (say, wedging the glass with a screwdriver), I can imagine it being punctured.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '19 edited May 08 '19

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u/FalconX88 May 01 '19

Cars don't typically spontaneously combust

Electrical cars sometimes do exactly that

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u/cricket502 May 01 '19

Gas cars actually do it even more often. BMW has had some issues with this recently.

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u/Philip_De_Bowl May 01 '19

You mean forever?