Admiral PatrickPSA: Stop Using These Fire-Prone Anker Power Banks Right Now
Baron von FajitaAhh, the sensationalist headlines. “STOP USING THESE NOW OR YOU WILL DIE!”
I’m not calling out you, OP. This is just the nature of journalism now. “OH OH, LOOK AT ME!”
I mean…I tend to take potential lithium fires seriously, especially when they’re in my everyday carry. Companies don’t issue recalls and mass-replace units on a whim.
I’m not saying you shouldn’t. I’m just saying that we tend to sensationalize the wording more and more each day. Eventually, there will no longer be words strong enough to get the appropriate attention and people will suffer because of it.
I don’t care for gizmodo but this headline isn’t even clickbait. It says fire prone before the RIGHT NOW1!! What is sensational about not wanting something most people keep in their pocket or on a bag on their hip/side/back to ignite rhen.
Agreed here. Frequently people charge these near where they sleep and the failure mode is… sudden. Couches and beds tend to be really good kindling too.
Urgency in this case is probably warranted.