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  1. So I have a small pile of lithium-ion cells sitting beside me, freshly charged. From the count of cells, their rated capacity in amp-hours, and the nominal voltage of 3.7V, I calculate the stored energy as being close to 850,000 #joules.

    One megajoule - only 17% larger - is described in Wikipedia as the amount of #kinetic #energy of a one-tonne mass moving at 161 km/h [1]. It's also traditionally described as approximating one 190g stick of #dynamite.

    #Respect.

    [1] Despite specifying the mass in metric tonnes, they give this velocity as "100 mph" primarily, thus displaying a Canadian-like schizoid approach to #unit systems.

    [edit: fix position of footnote]

    #LithiumIon #cell #battery #boom

  2. So I have a small pile of lithium-ion cells sitting beside me, freshly charged. From the count of cells, their rated capacity in amp-hours, and the nominal voltage of 3.7V, I calculate the stored energy as being close to 850,000 #joules.

    One megajoule - only 17% larger - is described in Wikipedia as the amount of #kinetic #energy of a one-tonne mass moving at 161 km/h [1]. It's also traditionally described as approximating one 190g stick of #dynamite.

    #Respect.

    [1] Despite specifying the mass in metric tonnes, they give this velocity as "100 mph" primarily, thus displaying a Canadian-like schizoid approach to #unit systems.

    [edit: fix position of footnote]

    #LithiumIon #cell #battery #boom

  3. So I have a small pile of lithium-ion cells sitting beside me, freshly charged. From the count of cells, their rated capacity in amp-hours, and the nominal voltage of 3.7V, I calculate the stored energy as being close to 850,000 #joules.

    One megajoule - only 17% larger - is described in Wikipedia as the amount of #kinetic #energy of a one-tonne mass moving at 161 km/h [1]. It's also traditionally described as approximating one 190g stick of #dynamite.

    #Respect.

    [1] Despite specifying the mass in metric tonnes, they give this velocity as "100 mph" primarily, thus displaying a Canadian-like schizoid approach to #unit systems.

    [edit: fix position of footnote]

    #LithiumIon #cell #battery #boom

  4. So I have a small pile of lithium-ion cells sitting beside me, freshly charged. From the count of cells, their rated capacity in amp-hours, and the nominal voltage of 3.7V, I calculate the stored energy as being close to 850,000 #joules.

    One megajoule - only 17% larger - is described in Wikipedia as the amount of #kinetic #energy of a one-tonne mass moving at 161 km/h [1]. It's also traditionally described as approximating one 190g stick of #dynamite.

    #Respect.

    [1] Despite specifying the mass in metric tonnes, they give this velocity as "100 mph" primarily, thus displaying a Canadian-like schizoid approach to #unit systems.

    [edit: fix position of footnote]

    #LithiumIon #cell #battery #boom

  5. So I have a small pile of lithium-ion cells sitting beside me, freshly charged. From the count of cells, their rated capacity in amp-hours, and the nominal voltage of 3.7V, I calculate the stored energy as being close to 850,000 #joules.

    One megajoule - only 17% larger - is described in Wikipedia as the amount of #kinetic #energy of a one-tonne mass moving at 161 km/h [1]. It's also traditionally described as approximating one 190g stick of #dynamite.

    #Respect.

    [1] Despite specifying the mass in metric tonnes, they give this velocity as "100 mph" primarily, thus displaying a Canadian-like schizoid approach to #unit systems.

    [edit: fix position of footnote]

    #LithiumIon #cell #battery #boom