9V battery danger, yeah, it’s real

[u3b3rg33k]

I saw this happen many moons ago with an old bread tie and a 9V tossed into a kitchen junk drawer.

Fortunately, the 9V was old and nearly dead, so the bread tie turned red-hot for about a second then it was over. 9V batteries are such a completely **** design...

Of course, other batteries can do the same thing, but at least on AAA, AA, C & D batteries the terminals are not sticking way out right next to each other.

It's also way too easy to accidentally bridge a button battery. Fortunately, they don't contain enough energy to cause more than a flash of heat, but they certainly can be dangerous.

that's often not true. the entire case is regularly negative, and just shrink-wrapped in plastic. I once had a rechargeable AA with a worn case roll against a screw. there's a shadow of that screw on the desk still. I only noticed it because the battery started sputtering because it was so hot.

 

[NUTTSGT]

If you are going to carry steel wool and a 9v battery, why not just carry a lighter?

Some stores won't sell lighters to minors.

Secondly, I believe it's more of a thought pattern to make the Scouts think outside the box, to learn to use what they have at hand and improvise.

 

[ATC]

wait, so wrapping them in foil & storing them in a styrofoam container next to the lawn equipment fuel is not gooders?

No, that's perfectly fine as long as you keep the leftover fireworks at least 3 feet away.