Subj : Re: You've been Paged - was: Exploding Lightbulbs
To   : Ogg
From : k9zw
Date : Wed Sep 18 2024 10:10:30

On 17 Sep 2024, Ogg said the following...
 
 Og> Hello k9zw!
 Og> 
 Og> wa>> Exploding Lightbulbs
 Og> wa>> ----------
 Og> 
 Og> > The amount described, unconstrained, in a light bulb might
 Og> > generate a damaging boom, but is more in a pyrotechnic level
 Og> > than site erasing demolition level.
 Og> 
 Og> Who needs exploding lightbulbs when pagers will do..

Cellphones had been targeted for a long time.  As were laptops and other larger personal electronic devices.

The page exploit is interesting, as guessing out loud the potting-materials were swapped out for explosives that had been sensitized to explode when the heat of a deliberately overheated battery set them off.

These small batteries, whether consumer or oem-install types, have circuitry, so an ignitor may have been included.  

Interesting event!

--- Steve K9ZW via SPOT BBS 

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