Tag: fire
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Hackaday Links: September 26, 2021
Dealing with breakdowns is certainly nothing new for drivers; plenty of us have had our ride die in mid-flight, and experienced the tense moment when it happens in traffic. But the highly integrated and instrumented nature of the newest generation of electric vehicles can bring an interesting twist to the roadside breakdown, if the after-action…
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7 Simple FIRE Magic Tricks You Can Do!
Heat up the stage with those hot magic tricks! Easy to perform and completely amazing; you’ll do fire tips like a professional magician right away! Make objects levitate and float fire! Money disappears into flames! An astonishing DIY match suggestion you can perform in the home, magic with flash document, trendy lighter hints and a…
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Amazon Fall Echo and Alexa Devices Event: All News Announced
Amazon always throws together a big product showcase in the Fall that introduces a ton of Alexa-compatible devices and appliances – including some you didn’t even think needed a smart assistant like a microwave and wall clock. Well here we are again with Amazon’s Fall Echo and Alexa devices event, and Amazon has actually announced…
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China’s navy may launch its 8th advanced stealth destroyer later this year
Kyodo News Stills Through Getty Images China’s eighth Type 055 destroyer is being painted in a shipyard at Dalian, indicating it is close to being established, according to reports. But experts say it could take up to five years for of the destroyers made for China’s aircraft carrier strike groups to become combat-ready. Visit Business…
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14 Reasons to Retire Early
6 months after I started blogging, back in December 2011, I penned a post titled 14 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Retire Early. The point of the post was to demonstrate that early retirement had its costs, and many people, even people who are very smart with their money, will reasonably decide that the cost of…
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Swap Your Microwave for a High Voltage Stereo
When building a project, shared wisdom indicates to prevent “ doing something simple, or reinventing the wheel ” that ’ s easily accessible. If you can create a wheel, so to speak, it might be fun merely to see what happens. [Dan] decided to reinvent not the wheel, but the speaker, and instead of any…
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Solar Sh*tty: Tesla’s Latest Controversy Unearths New Fire Claims, Lawsuits & Safety Worries
It had been just about a week and a half that we reported about Walmart suing Tesla for faulty solar panels that it alleges caused fires at seven of its places. A couple of days later, Amazon joined the fray. The retail giant claimed its Tesla solar panels ignited and stated Tesla solar energy systems went…
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California Proposes $100M in Energy Storage Incentives to Boost Wildfire Resiliency
California regulators want to steer $100 million in state energy storage incentives to a new class of disadvantaged clients: people living in areas of the state in the highest risk of deadly wildfires. The California Public Utilities Commission issued a proposed decision last week on the “equity funding ” inside the Self-Generation Incentive Program, the state’s…
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Tesla Spontaneously Combusts In A Repair Shop In Hangzhou, China
A Tesla that has been sitting on a stand awaiting fix in Hangzhou, China abruptly caught fire yesterday , according to Chinese press . The Hangzhou Fire Command Center received a fire alarm call and reacted to get a Tesla”hanging in the air” and on fire. The incident took place at 1:45 AM on August 18…
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Audi recalls its first electric car in the US due to battery fire risk
Audi has announced a voluntary recall about the E-Tron, ” the organization ’s first all-electric car, due to a risk for battery powered fires. The German automaker claims that the recall covers around 540 E-Trons from the United States, roughly half of what Audi has sold because the automobile ’so launch in April. Audi claims…