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XonikzD t1_iug4wqw wrote

Reply to comment by Naisu_boato in Fires from exploding e-bike batteries multiply in NYC — sometimes fatally by zsreport

I was referring to the way that pyro effects for car explosions work in film. Most car explosions in film are done with small detonations that aerosolised bags of gas to make the fire look cool on film.

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Naisu_boato t1_iug5l6p wrote

Batteries don’t explode, they just burn and accurate in burning. It’s not exciting as a good old fashioned gasoline explosion with its sudden release of energy.

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XonikzD t1_iug63ow wrote

I keep that in mind every time I see video of EVs exploding. The explosion videos always turn out to be effects production heavy.

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Naisu_boato t1_iug86jw wrote

I won’t deny that lithium battery failures are interesting to watch. They flare up and the very hot flame consumes everything it touches.

Gasoline fires in the movies they use so many cheats though, a real car fire (see them here on the highway sometimes) is just a kinda violent big fire.

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