Ever notice how everything has a rechargeable battery these days? While the products of previous generations were powered by disposable AA batteries, now, we just plug the shit into our walls and they charge. Isn’t that great?

Well, it can be. In some cases, however, cheap battery technology turns the rechargeable device into a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. The passengers on an Australian bus learned this when they noticed that an e-bike’s battery was inflating — and soon, they saw it burst.

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