That laptop is no longer a laptop, it is a bomb.

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A photo of an extremely swollen HP laptop. The panels are kept on with clips. The caption says: "User calls about disc being stuck in another computer, mentions off hand about this laptop. They’d been using it like this for weeks…

  • techt@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I think the most important step is PPE honestly – especially when the floor chances for maim or injury is “unlikely”.

    Here is a guide.

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      3 months ago

      The chance of a discharged battery hurting anyone is 0%. No juice, no fire. I’m in IT and have thrown a few in the fire and shot several. Worst I’ve seen is one get very hot and burn around the bullet hole, and those had some juice left in them.