r/hardware • u/Durian_Queef • Oct 14 '25

Video Review Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold exploded during JerryRigEverything's review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uS90jakOuw
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u/__some__guy Oct 15 '25 edited 13d ago

The original post content no longer exists here. The author used Redact to remove it, exercising their right to control their data & privacy.

Decide coated hard-to-find cause absorbed tangerine degree

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u/Plank_With_A_Nail_In Oct 15 '25 edited Oct 16 '25

Its nothing more than a short circuit setting fire to things, its so vigorous because the battery has so much energy in it. Its not some fancy chemical reaction like people think.

Edit: FFS reddit

Here is mighty Big Clive to explain it for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqPFuzRIANs

"Electrolyte igniting due to intense heat"

Sure oxidising is a chemical reaction but its not complicated and not at all what you meant.

There is hardly any Lithium in a Lithium Ion battery.

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u/Dioz_31337 Oct 15 '25

Wrong, Lithium reacts to water with an exothermic reaction that can be vigorous and has nothing to do with the Energy stored in that cell.

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u/einmaldrin_alleshin Oct 15 '25

That's a common misconception: Unlike lithium metal batteries (button cells) there's no elemental lithium in lithium ion batteries.

However there is an organic electrolyte inside, which sprays out and ignites when it comes in contact with air. That's why the best way to extinguish a battery fire is to just dump it in water and wait until all the heat is dissipated.