It's not the "crushing" that causes the explosion in an aircraft. It's the air pressure in the bellies and topside decks that's a constant loop system through large body aircraft. This is why the stupid fan vents constantly blow even when you shut them on passenger flights. Its an air loop.
Think about it like this, if your nose & mouth were hermetically sealed to your butt... 😆, hear me out. Internal pressure loop, no leaks. Now, light a match and hold it in your hand. No problem right? But, the second you swallow that match... KABLAMMO! Now imagine some derps shipping non marked ammo or hairspray and that shit gets loaded in the same location as the battery that just melted down... Yikes! Chopper Dave, we have uh oh!
That's the problem with the batteries. Once one blows inside of a box, then the fire just spreads like monkey pox at a SXSW concert.
Interestingly enough, Lithium battery tech has gotten much better. 3240, 3241, 3242.... They've gotten much safer in construction. Some are prohibited, some are now safer for air transit. The main problem with batteries now are cheap Chinese knock offs that already skirt the law on not only construction/stability but paperwork, labelling, and classification as well.
That's a great example actually.
It's not the "crushing" that causes the explosion in an aircraft. It's the air pressure in the bellies and topside decks that's a constant loop system through large body aircraft. This is why the stupid fan vents constantly blow even when you shut them on passenger flights. Its an air loop.
Think about it like this, if your nose & mouth were hermetically sealed to your butt... 😆, hear me out. Internal pressure loop, no leaks. Now, light a match and hold it in your hand. No problem right? But, the second you swallow that match... KABLAMMO! Now imagine some derps shipping non marked ammo or hairspray and that shit gets loaded in the same location as the battery that just melted down... Yikes! Chopper Dave, we have uh oh!
That's the problem with the batteries. Once one blows inside of a box, then the fire just spreads like monkey pox at a SXSW concert.
Interestingly enough, Lithium battery tech has gotten much better. 3240, 3241, 3242.... They've gotten much safer in construction. Some are prohibited, some are now safer for air transit. The main problem with batteries now are cheap Chinese knock offs that already skirt the law on not only construction/stability but paperwork, labelling, and classification as well.