A little off topic

[five.five-six]

Ok, a lot off topic but it’s a chemestry question. Friday I had a Li-ion battery ignight in my pocket, shot off like a rocket and ended me up in regional burn center ICU. I’m on the road to recovery but I am interested in what it is that causes those batteries to go nuclear like that.

I will tell you this, it is amazing the amount of damage it did in just fractions of a second and considering that most of the energy was dispersed away from me, just how many calories were discharged.

 

[Diesel]

Dang bro, that sucks.
Maybe this link can help you out a bit.
It explains what they are made off and what or how trigger them to ignite/explode.

https://www.thoughtco.com/why-lithium-batteries-catch-fire-606814

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Wow, sorry to hear that.

It seems like lithium batteries are trickier than most people think, and it might be time for some suitable regulation of their manufacturing.