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Originally Posted by nynor

this is funny:

"Really, they don’t know why Lithium Ion batteries caught fire when submerged in water? I’m pretty sure I remember from 10th grade high school chemistry that Lithium + Water = Fire, assuming the quantity of Lithium is great enough."

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i am guessing that that the lithium batteries are sealed and the lithium is not in elemental form, but what do i know. i do seem to recall that lithium batteries, if exposed to excessive heat/fire, will explode.

Salt water = short circuit