[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"The topic of exploding lithium-ion batteries has been debated to death in the wake of massive battery recalls over the last couple of years...."

Yes, and one thing consistently missing from the debate is this thing called perspective.

How many laptops and iPhones and PDAs and cell phones are there in the world? Versus how many exploding batteries have there been?

Looked at in that light, these batteries are a phenomenally safe technology, with the headlines earned by a very few models by very few companies (cough-Sony-cough) which suffered manufacturing lapses.

Nothing to hide under the bed over, IMHO, much as the media loves to sensationalize these things.

[wastedyears]

Crap, the phone I carry in my pocket has a Lithium Ion battery made in China.

[curiosity]

Yes, and one thing consistently missing from the debate is this thing called perspective.

Exactly. This article would make great material for John Stossel's "Are we Scaring Ourselves to Death?"