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Reactions
Why You Can't Recycle Your Pants (Until Now)
George tests a newly discovered technique that could solve a recycling problem.
Why Are Electric Vehicle Fires So Hard To Put Out?
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Why Are Electric Vehicle Fires So Hard To Put Out?
Season 9 Episode 4 | 12m 29s | CC
Electric vehicles don’t catch fire often, but when they do, things get spicy. How do these fires start? And why are they so hard to put out? There are scientists trying to solve this problem, but there are also scientists still trying to figure out what's actually happening when a lithium battery catches fire. Can we solve this problem without fully understanding what’s going on?
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