Disposable vapes are indefensible. Many, or maybe most, of them contain rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, but manufacturers prefer to sell new ones.

To make a point about how wasteful this practice is—and to also make a pretty rad project and video—Chris Doel took 130 disposable vape batteries (the bigger “3,500 puff” types with model 20400 cells) found littered at a music festival and converted them into a 48-volt, 1,500-watt e-bike battery, one that powered an e-bike with almost no pedaling more than 20 miles. You can see the whole build and watch Doel zoom along trails on his YouTube video.

  • SplashJackson@lemmy.ca
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    15 hours ago

    Come to Canada, we have weed stores on every block, like Tim Hortons but actually beneficial to the people

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      6 hours ago

      I live closer to Winnipeg than I do to my state capital. We are often referred to as “Canada Lite” by other states.