Hover boards
With the well documented evidence of spontaneously combusting hover boards I have to ask the obvious question why are we even contemplating transporting these items in an aircraft . Even worse is that we carry them in bulk thereby exponentially expanding the threat .
There have been several cases of boards bursting into flames at shopping malls in the USA whilst still in their original packaging . So what causes that ? Vibration or unstable battery packs both situations that occur in an aircraft
I will answer my own questions . There is money in transporting these boards so despite the risks we continue to fly them around the world . I guess we will continue to do so until tragedy strikes and we loose an aircraft it's crew and the insurance rates go through the roof . Perhaps then management will have a belated change of policy Sometimes the money just isn't worth the risk