Start a Fire with a Cellphone Battery
Posted on June 15, 2009 by hunghuynh
Filed Under How To | Tags: iphone |
Source: http://lifehacker.com/5288263/start-a-fire-with-a-cellphone-battery?autoplay=true
It’s entirely likely that a modern geek would bring an emergency cellphone on a camping trip, but forget matches or a lighter. If there’s some steel wool handy, that cellphone’s battery can start a fire.
Gizmodo suggests that other batteries with exposed, close-proximity connectors, like a nine volt, can pull off the same trick, as seen on Survivorman. It wouldn’t seem to seriously damage your battery, as you’re just trying to grab a spark or two off a temporary short circuit to drop onto kindling, but don’t plan on making this a standard outdoor practice. Still, for showing off or saving the day at an outdoor excursion, or actually saving your butt if you’re in need of emergency warmth, it’s hard to beat calling forth fire from your Samsung’s circuits.
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