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Out-of-control EV blaze (thermal runaway) threatens to sink massive RORO ship.

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coppercone2:
what if that was a oil tanker that cracked open

gnuarm:

--- Quote from: PlainName on September 01, 2023, 12:11:13 am ---Why do you think they dump the car in the trough? If it was EV, why would putting it in there start it burning if it hasn't already decided to do that in the time since the ship was on fire? And, if they put it in there to burn out the battery, why couldn't they just disconnect instead, or even leave it until it's down the scrapyard like any other vehicle? The vehicle seemed to be a bit burned, so if the battery was going to be dodgy surely it would have done that at the time or not long after.

If it wasn't EV, what's the purpose of the trough? I initially thought they could jsut drain the tank if there was anything left, but that would still leave fumes. OTOH, IC cars don't tend to spontaneously combust (apart from my Mum's Vauxhall Viva, and that appeared to be a known issue with those).

Many questions, but it is intriguing

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Much like you, this guy in the video has no answers.  But he's happy to cast aspersions. 

This is very much like the thread on the Titan submersible.  People have very few facts, but "analyze" the crap out of it, without actually knowing what they are talking about.  As I said, the guy in the video is pathetic.

PlainName:
No theories, then? If we wait until the final report which won't be released to the general public, that still won't detail what that trough business is about. And by that time we'll have forgotten about it and moved on anyway. So some educated guess would be interesting at this point - or are we not interested in thinking at all?

Even if what we think turns out to be wrong, that's a learning experience and (if EEVBlog threads are anything to go by) may well turn up related and unrelated interesting stuff! But since you only want hard facts perhaps you're better off leaving this and similar threads until the authorities send you their reports.

gnuarm:

--- Quote from: PlainName on September 01, 2023, 09:50:11 am ---No theories, then? If we wait until the final report which won't be released to the general public, that still won't detail what that trough business is about. And by that time we'll have forgotten about it and moved on anyway. So some educated guess would be interesting at this point - or are we not interested in thinking at all?
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Even an "educated" guess still needs to be based on information.  The video had nearly none of that, so I have nothing to base an opinion on, other than guessing.   Anyone can guess. 



--- Quote ---Even if what we think turns out to be wrong, that's a learning experience and (if EEVBlog threads are anything to go by) may well turn up related and unrelated interesting stuff! But since you only want hard facts perhaps you're better off leaving this and similar threads until the authorities send you their reports.

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Yes, it probably would be better if I don't criticize public videos for pretending to provide useful information, while actually offering only speculation, far outside the speaker's field of expertise. 

PlainName:
The video did provide useful (rather, interesting) info. I had no idea something like that trough would be used. And for what? So the video was, in that respect, not too much of a waste of space.

As for the commentary, it's surely better than most in that no-one could ever mistake him for being an expert. Any sensible viewer would turn the sound (and captions) off or just ignore it.

No educated guess then? You know, that's how some things are discovered or invented or figured out, by proposing an idea and having it taken apart. Even if the real purpose doesn't crop up (and, frankly, we likely will never know unless someone involved does an AMA on redit), the idea(s) might find a use in different circumstances.

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