That makes it sound far more believable and far more basic, which is probably why its fluffed up in the headline to make them sound super epic and powerful.
LiPo and Li-ion batteries tend to combust more than explode. See the Samsung Note 7 for an example. From doing some basic research for pager replacement batteries, most of them seem to be NiMH which I don't think can actually explode.
Interesting stuff though and a well executed OP from the Jewish glowies.
Worth noting that nobody "properly inspects" anything. That cell phone that was sent to you traveled via FedEx. Picked it up in-store? It was on a truck driving everywhere and stopping anywhere. Distributors? They got palettes from shipping containers after months at sea with crews with God knows what allegiances and prior histories. Even once you get it, it's all glued shut. Even if you could open it without destroying it, could you even understand everything inside it? Explosives work even if the packaging doesn't say "danger, explosive."
On the other hand, modern phones that are glued shut at the factory are very difficult to open up and tamper with without breaking them. So at least there's one upside to not being able to replace the battery when it starts going out.
Only funny until you realize they had no way to guarantee who's pockets those pagers ended up in. But at least hospital workers wouldn't have to go far after getting blown up.
makes sense, and honestly I'm glad. if our day to day devices had this kind of destructive power stored within them, who knows how powerful of a powder keg we'd be sitting on.
Apparently, Israel seized the shipments of these pagers from Taiwan before they were delivered and embedded explosives inside the devices.
Hezbollah fucked up twice by not property inspecting the merchandise and losing sight of the manufacturing and delivery process.
That makes it sound far more believable and far more basic, which is probably why its fluffed up in the headline to make them sound super epic and powerful.
Yeah that's closer to reality. You can't instantly detonate lithium batteries, even if they are explosive.
LiPo and Li-ion batteries tend to combust more than explode. See the Samsung Note 7 for an example. From doing some basic research for pager replacement batteries, most of them seem to be NiMH which I don't think can actually explode.
Interesting stuff though and a well executed OP from the Jewish glowies.
Worth noting that nobody "properly inspects" anything. That cell phone that was sent to you traveled via FedEx. Picked it up in-store? It was on a truck driving everywhere and stopping anywhere. Distributors? They got palettes from shipping containers after months at sea with crews with God knows what allegiances and prior histories. Even once you get it, it's all glued shut. Even if you could open it without destroying it, could you even understand everything inside it? Explosives work even if the packaging doesn't say "danger, explosive."
I'm not in a hot war with anyone...
.. yet.
On the other hand, modern phones that are glued shut at the factory are very difficult to open up and tamper with without breaking them. So at least there's one upside to not being able to replace the battery when it starts going out.
Awww.
I realize that remote exploding electronic devices is a bad thing. But damn if it's isn't also funny as shit.
Only funny until you realize they had no way to guarantee who's pockets those pagers ended up in. But at least hospital workers wouldn't have to go far after getting blown up.
No you misunderstand me. Planting explosives in pagers is boring.
Laser activating normal pagers so that they explode IS funny.
I would like jews to have access to neither technology. But the second one DOES make me laugh.
Normal pagers don't contain explosives. The most they could do to them is cause them to overheat and catch fire while charging.
I agree it is quite a funny situation.
Damn jews blowin up my cell phone.
AND IM NOT TALKING ABOT THEM DAMN TELEMARKETERS
makes sense, and honestly I'm glad. if our day to day devices had this kind of destructive power stored within them, who knows how powerful of a powder keg we'd be sitting on.