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[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago (7 children)

If it were any other company I would be thrilled. With Samsung, this is going to be internet enabled, you'll need an app to turn your car on and off, and it'll probably play ads at high volumes constantly while driving.

[–] OutsizedWalrus@lemmy.world 77 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I know you jest, but Samsung is a massive battery supplier.

These will be plain old dumb batteries

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 57 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I dunno man, my 21700 cells just got an OTA update and now my flashlights wont turn on without watching an ad blinked out in mores code first.

[–] Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Never install, carry or handle". OK but what are they for then?

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

These are cells that are meant to be assembled into larger battery packs by electronics manufacturers, like laptop batteries or e bike batteries.

The cells are fantastic for flashlights, lasers, and vapes, but Samsung does not sell them to end consumers and wishes other companies would not do that either but fuck Samsung I'm not stupid.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The cells are fantastic for flashlights, lasers, and vapes

I remember in high school, one of my teachers showed the class a battery and said "This is the same battery they use in vapes. The big ones... not the small ones you guys use"

[–] Pogogunner@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am stupid. How dangerous would one of these be to me if I picked it up by the ends (Or whatever to make it discharge into my body)?

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

It wouldn't be dangerous at all to do that. They can be dangerous because the cells are unprotected, so if you short the ends together with something a lot more conductive than your fingers (eg metal) the cell will very quickly overheat and possibly catch fire, since there's no protection circuit to detect and cut off current when a short is detected.

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Catching fire on planes?

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Don't you know it's popular to shit on Samsung...or something?

Its a battery that'll be used by other manufacturers

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One could hope that the designs get leaked and the tech becomes widely available without the corporate shitbags.

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I am 100% certain that Samsung is currently in litigation regarding exactly this kind of thing at this very moment. These companies have massive arms for corporate espionage and the like, and because of patent laws, it's always worth spending time and money protecting your tech.

[–] Dark_Dragon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

Wait, which company had their battery blowing up ? And were not safe for flight. If these battery blew up then it would be devastating.

[–] w2tpmf@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

...then it will catch fire.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

…and will probably explode.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are solid state batteries having issues with catching fire? I thought that was liquid batteries? Or is this just like saying everything bad that ever happened with lithium ion batteries will happen with everything else?

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It was just a joke, ffs.

Samsung devices & appliances are notoriously prone to catastrophic failure - as a matter of fact, I actually had a Samsung TV melt itself - which turns out is a common issue (Google “Samsung tv melting corner”).

Then there’s the Samsung battery fire issues, Samsung refrigerator safety lawsuits, etc.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And the washing machines that keep grenading and killing people.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

To be fair, they don't actually grenade.

...They turn into life sized, several-hundred-pound Beyblades ricocheting around your house. Which isn't actually any better.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have an 12? year old Samsung LED TV. It's good. Getting rid of it while it's still working is such a waste.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Keep a fire extinguisher nearby! ;-)