Timeline for Why can't you take a hoverboard on a plane?
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| Jul 1, 2019 at 8:58 | comment | added | Kyralessa | @choster [citation needed] | |
| Jul 1, 2019 at 7:48 | answer | added | Andrew Valls | timeline score: -6 | |
| Sep 24, 2018 at 8:24 | comment | added | Chris H - UK | @NateEldredge a big problem with the idea of "banning specific models" was that the ones that caught fire were almost-unbranded models turned out by factories that didn't know what they were doing. The ban would never keep up with the plethora of such brands popping up to exploit a fad. | |
| S Sep 23, 2018 at 23:45 | history | suggested | user1803551 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
The sarcasm is not relevant and makes the question confusing
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| Sep 23, 2018 at 17:05 | comment | added | choster | As a reminder, Stack Exchange questions are expected to demonstrate some attempt at initial research, no matter how elementary. | |
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| Sep 22, 2018 at 21:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackTravel/status/1043606068180529153 | ||
| Sep 22, 2018 at 18:23 | comment | added | Weather Vane | @DavidRicherby yes, if they started that it would have to extend to guns that can't fire, oxygen cylinders that are safe, water based paints, spent fireworks, etc. I have certain policies in my business, and sometimes clients try to argue against them, so I politely say: that is my policy. | |
| Sep 22, 2018 at 17:38 | comment | added | David Richerby | @NateEldredge Banning specific models would be a nightmare. They'd need to inspect things, need some system for certifying models as safe, run the risk of people putting the stickers of a safe brand on an unsafe hoverboard, ... | |
| Sep 22, 2018 at 17:35 | answer | added | David Richerby | timeline score: 29 | |
| Sep 22, 2018 at 17:28 | vote | accept | leftaroundabout | ||
| Sep 22, 2018 at 17:15 | comment | added | Nate Eldredge | @DavidRicherby: Sure. But my point is that they didn't think about whether to only ban specific problematic models, nor whether other less-publicized devices might have the same problem. It was just a matter of "there have been high-profile incidents of some hoverboards catching fire, so we will ban all hoverboards". | |
| Sep 22, 2018 at 17:10 | comment | added | David Richerby | @NateEldredge Not sure it's really a knee-jerk. As you say, a lot of them caught fire, and that kind of fire on a plane is a serious danger to hundreds of lives. | |
| Sep 22, 2018 at 17:03 | answer | added | lambshaanxy | timeline score: 78 | |
| Sep 22, 2018 at 17:02 | comment | added | Nate Eldredge | Also, there was a particularly notorious epidemic of early-model hoverboards catching fire, which led to knee-jerk regulations targeting hoverboards specifically. | |
| Sep 22, 2018 at 17:01 | comment | added | Nate Eldredge | Hoverboards tend to need especially high-capacity batteries, and they have to be designed to allow high current to flow, since the motor needs a lot of power. So they're more susceptible to catch fire than something like a laptop or phone, and there's a lot more lithium battery to burn if they do. | |
| Sep 22, 2018 at 16:52 | history | edited | leftaroundabout | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
I'm not sure if people think I _actually_ want to bring a hoverboard.
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| Sep 22, 2018 at 16:48 | comment | added | Weather Vane | As you won't be able to talk them out of it, you could explore hoverboard rentals. Make sure it's not a cheap one . . . they still catch fire. | |
| Sep 22, 2018 at 16:46 | comment | added | leftaroundabout | @Aganju well there are plenty of appliances with lithium batteries. Something as outlandish as a hoverboard seems an odd representative for them... | |
| Sep 22, 2018 at 16:44 | comment | added | TonyK | They have a tendency to spontaneously combust, a bad thing on an aircraft. | |
| Sep 22, 2018 at 16:43 | comment | added | Aganju | google 'lithium battery fire'. it's not a joke, and all airlines have that rule now. | |
| Sep 22, 2018 at 16:35 | review | First posts | |||
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| Sep 22, 2018 at 16:33 | history | asked | leftaroundabout | CC BY-SA 4.0 |