• Question: Has one of the batteries you made blow up once

    Asked by anon-349519 on 9 Feb 2023.
    • Photo: Ollie Thomas

      Ollie Thomas answered on 9 Feb 2023:

      Thankfully not! Batteries only explode when something goes badly wrong, and the liquid in them starts reacting and getting hot. Just like water turns to steam if it gets hot enough the liquid in a battery will become a gas if it gets too hot and this is what makes the battery explode. I’m very careful with the batteries I make so fingers crossed no explosions for me.

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