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   Clive Thompson (clive@saturation.social)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 01:58:33 JST Clive Thompson

   You know about disposable vapes?

   many brands are powered by the same lithium-ion cells that are used to make huge battery packs for electric cars or ebikes

   but with vapes, they're just ... thrown out

   Chris Doel got 130 dead vapes, took the batteries out, and used them to create a new rechargeable battery pack for his ebike

   It worked *great*

   His question: "Why they hell are they being thrown away after one use?"

   Item #6 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-28-neolithic-octopuses-weeping-trees-and/

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     Lauren Weinstein (lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 02:40:36 JST Lauren Weinstein

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     @clive It's mostly safety concerns. It's complicated.