stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Technology@lemmy.world · 10 months agoMan Used 80 Discarded Vape Batteries to Power an Electric Scooter Proving the Importance of E-Wastewww.goodnewsnetwork.orgexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1542arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1533arrow-down1external-linkMan Used 80 Discarded Vape Batteries to Power an Electric Scooter Proving the Importance of E-Wastewww.goodnewsnetwork.orgstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Technology@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-text
A clever graduate has used 80 discarded vape batteries to power his e-scooter—and to make a point about waste.
minus-squareDuchess@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down1·10 months agothey’re worse than straws imo, straws at least have a use for disabled people, children, and others who need them for independence.
minus-squareCobblerScholar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·10 months agoNot to mention the actively toxic chemicals used in batteries or the explosive potential of venting cells
they’re worse than straws imo, straws at least have a use for disabled people, children, and others who need them for independence.
Not to mention the actively toxic chemicals used in batteries or the explosive potential of venting cells