I was told that pacemakers in bulk are considered 'hazardous cargo'. The energy delivery ability of their batteries is small, though - a few milliamps at most, purposely in case it goes wrong. Back some 30+ years ago, there were some plutonium powered pacemakers and thus the 'hazardous cargo' designation, even though such pacemakers haven't been made since the early 1980s.
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The energy in a single pacemaker battery is still significant. If any person who has a pacemaker is (post mortem) to be cremated - the pacemaker has to be removed beforehand.
The battery can explode inside the cremation chamber with such force that it can damage the firebricks. And this is not a joke. Every funeral director will ask the question of the family when cremation is specified. |
A lot of drones use Li-Po batteries.They pack in a large charge in a small space for weight saving,and they are more dangerous than Li-ion batteries.
The results of shorting out a charged Li-Po battery are pretty spectacular. Plenty of videos online showing the results. |
Originally Posted by radeng
(Post 8911330)
I was told that pacemakers in bulk are considered 'hazardous cargo'. The energy delivery ability of their batteries is small, though - a few milliamps at most, purposely in case it goes wrong. Back some 30+ years ago, there were some plutonium powered pacemakers and thus the 'hazardous cargo' designation, even though such pacemakers haven't been made since the early 1980s.
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