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A capitalist's perspective on labor unions - 27 Jan 2016 02:36

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Cycle-rickshaws: street photography chariot / adventure ride - 26 Jan 2016 22:20

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My camera battery exploded - 26 Jan 2016 22:01

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Yesterday my DEKK branded aftermarket NP-FW50 battery for Sony cameras exploded in its similarly inexpensive swappable-plate wall charger without warning after charging from dead for a few hours. There was a moderate "pop" like something falling off a shelf and a moderate "electrical" smell; no power flickering. Eventually I discovered the source. The battery had ejected itself from the apparently undamaged charger and fallen to the floor about a foot away. Its plastic shell had broken pretty much along its seam. One of the two prismatic metal cells remained against its side; the other had bulged, blown open at one end, separated from the pack and its plastic cover, and blown its contents a few feet across the carpet. The remains of the contents consisted of coppery foil, black dust, and fine tissue-paper-like material. The foil melted itself a few millimeters into the plasticky carpet fiber like cigarette burns, binding in some of the black dust. - (Read more...) - Comments: 0


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