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[–]KyleIsThisTall 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Lol yes they are. Tons of EV cars exploded in Florida during the last 2 hurricanes because salt water got into the batteries. There have been multiple cases of phones exploding in people's pockets because of faulty or damaged batteries.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They energetically start on fire, and the hyperbolic media exaggerates.