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Hosting a website on a disposable vape

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1386 points BogdanTheGeek | 5 comments | 15 Sep 25 17:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.82s | source
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zero_k ◴[15 Sep 25 15:08 UTC] No.45250588[source]▶
I am happy they demonstrated how useful these devices are. Marking these as "disposable" is a kind of insanity. I recovered a few of them "disposed" (i.e. "randomly thrown away into") in an empty flower pot, and took out the LiPo batteries from them -- which are rechargeable, and have charge circuitry (non-trivial for LiPos). That we somehow decided that it's OK to design these to be used only once feels wrong.

This is the opposite of repairability. We specifically made them impossible to reuse and refill. Makes my tinkerer (and eco-friendly) heart very sad.

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1. Eric_WVGG ◴[15 Sep 25 15:45 UTC] No.45251103[source]▶
There's a pretty amazing video where a guy makes an entire functioning e-bike battery out of disposable vapes that he gathered around a music festival. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcVp9T8f_W4

I can't fathom why disposables are legal. Really believed that the post-boomer generations actually gave a damn about waste.

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2. tonyhart7 ◴[15 Sep 25 18:06 UTC] No.45252987[source]▶
I like to start doing like this, but as you can see I'm like most people here don't have experience on electrical or electronic equipment

do you have an idea where I can start doing shit like this??? not up to professional of course but as a hobby where I don't need to electrocute myself would be nice

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3. epanchin ◴[16 Sep 25 02:18 UTC] No.45257306[source]▶
They’re already illegal in places, eg UK
4. gnabgib ◴[16 Sep 25 02:24 UTC] No.45257355[source]▶
There was a bit of discussion about that Frankenstein last year (it was a protest of sorts): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42045621
5. ynoxinul ◴[16 Sep 25 08:34 UTC] No.45259627[source]▶
Building an e-bike battery from some random trash is a terrible idea. You won't electrocute yourself, but you are very likely to burn down your house when one of these cells randomly decides to ignite.