Holy crap...

"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction) 04/22/2019 at 10:20 • Filed to: None

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Tesla explosion - how does this even happen? Think it t ook damage to the underbody prior to being parked?

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jimz > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/22/2019 at 10:25

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I dunno, that one looks fishy. I don’t think even a runaway battery would go up that fast. 

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > jimz 04/22/2019 at 10:29

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I’m no expert but I’ve seen damaged or punctured batteries (on a much smaller scale) go up pretty quick like that Tesla.

But yeah I don’t think that just happened on it’s own. 

jimz > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back 04/22/2019 at 10:32

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oh yeah, an individual runaway (or punctured) cell can go “POP” pretty quickly, but for the entire pack to go from smoke to enormous flames in a few seconds? 

Maxima Speed > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/22/2019 at 10:32

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Something, something..... Ferrari.

TBH almost reminds me of magnesium for some reason. I’m not very knowledgeable though 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > jimz 04/22/2019 at 10:32

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They go pretty fast! Lithium’s no joke.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Maxima Speed 04/22/2019 at 10:35

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Well, they’re cater-corner to each other on the periodic table.

user314 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/22/2019 at 10:40

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Elon’s having quite a weekend for “ anomalies ”.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > user314 04/22/2019 at 10:42

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Oof.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/22/2019 at 10:42

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Yeah... I am also suspicious. The smoke was surprisingly symmetrical and seemed to have four distinct, staged sources. As you pointed out, high powered batteries are no joke and I don’t know enough about the Tesla battery layout to know if this is feasible.  One way or another I’m interested in seeing how this shakes out.

450X_FTW > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/22/2019 at 10:45

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This is what happens when you leave your Galaxy Note 7 inside your Tesla.....

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/22/2019 at 10:46

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It is very symmetrical, but not that surprising if the failure was right in the middle, under the car. No draft in an underground parking lot, so the smoke would take the path of least resistance in all directions. 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > 450X_FTW 04/22/2019 at 10:46

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Ha! 

Ash78, voting early and often > 450X_FTW 04/22/2019 at 10:50

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SONY Vaio. Gotta blame the Japanese somehow.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/22/2019 at 10:56

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Oh I meant it seemed to have distinct sources, but of course however the batteries are packaged I’m sure there are vents, which sort of would explain this. Also I’m a little surprised any of the batteries are that far up? I’d figure they’d mostly be under the passenger cabin for crash protection reasons. (Looks up picture) Yeah, looks like there aren’t any batteries past the front wheels.  That sort of jives with where the smoke started coming out, but I’d expect the flames to be further back.

Totally 100% possible this is real, and I do love seeing bad things happening to Tesla, but I have a high level of skepticism on this one.

The Ghost of Oppo > 450X_FTW 04/22/2019 at 11:09

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They left their vape pen charging 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > The Ghost of Oppo 04/22/2019 at 11:17

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Hoverboard.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/22/2019 at 11:19

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Shame Elon’s such a dick. In my heart, I really don’t want Tesla to fail, but the schadenfreude is strong whenever something like this comes out...

fintail > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/22/2019 at 11:23

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not a Tesla fanboy but I have to be suspicious based on location alone, sorry

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > fintail 04/22/2019 at 11:29

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Are car-bombings common in Shanghai? 

RacinBob > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/22/2019 at 11:57

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Suspicious - Looks more like a quality Chinese fireworks exploding to me than a b att ery   .....

fintail > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/22/2019 at 12:00

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publicity stunts maybe

user314 > jimz 04/22/2019 at 12:02

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I don’t know, if it was plugged in to a “close enough for Chinese gov’t work” charger I could see Bad Things™ happening in short order .

jimz > user314 04/22/2019 at 12:05

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chabuduo

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > fintail 04/22/2019 at 13:29

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Expensive. What are we publicizing? 

His Stigness > fintail 04/22/2019 at 13:30

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Was it a Chinese man who claimed unintended acceleration when he parked in his living room? 

fintail > His Stigness 04/22/2019 at 13:40

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I was thinking of one of the attention seeking stunts where the owner (no doubt funded by graft) of a supposedly troublesome high end car takes a pickaxe to it.