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A photo of a workbench on which sits perhaps 120 small batteries — in size and shape very much like AA batteries — all collected together and standing upright inside a DIY plastic gray casing. There are several wires sticking out from the apparatus. Directly to the right of the apparatus is a multimeter, and in the background there appears to be a soldering iron, and a red canister of unknown function.

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A photo of a workbench on which sits perhaps 120 small batteries — in size and shape very much like AA batteries — all collected together and standing upright inside a DIY plastic gray casing. There are several wires sticking out from the apparatus. Directly to the right of the apparatus is a multimeter, and in the background there appears to be a soldering iron, and a red canister of unknown function.
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Clive Thompson (clive@saturation.social)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 03:13:11 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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