(Edward A. Falk) wrote:
In article ,
wrote:

A tank full of gas doesn't get hot because it is being used but
batteries do.

A friend of mine pointed out that although gasoline needs to have
oxygen added before it can burn,

What does your friend think caused TWA flight 800 to explode, killing 230
people?

Other incidents include one in 1990 in which a Philippine Airlines 737-300
fuel tank exploded and another in 2001 in which a Thai 737-400 jet's fuel
tank exploding while sitting on an apron at Bangkok airport.

And of course you'll find many examples of general aviation aircraft
catching fire during fueling - sometimes because grounding isn't done, or
is done incorrectly.

a battery already contains everything
it needs to explode.

That just makes for another good reason to avoid cell phones. ;-)

Battery explosions are relatively muted compared to fuel vapor/air
mixtures. Batteries don't have that much energy - or energy density - to
make them as dangerous when they explode.