Can an engineer or lithium battery expert make me feel better?

Most are lithium ion.

I definitely wouldn't keep the cheap arse Chinese shite in my house

Seems like salt water can trigger them to burst into flames. So...if you live near the coast.

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fter watching that video of the Chinese guy trapped in the elevator

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I've been replaying it in my head and thinking about what I would (or even could) do in that situation, and I'm coming up blank. The only thing I could think of is maybe lunging at the elevator buttons and just wiping my hand down all of them in hopes that the doors would open in a few seconds. Then trying to escape once they do. But that's also assuming you could guess where the buttons were and even manage to hit them, since the elevator was filled immediately with smoke and fire. And on top of that you're literally burning and turning into a crispy black char in the process.

That one is staying with me for a while. And I think pretty much 100% of people in that scenario are dead.

There isn’t really. A co-worker had their house burn down earlier this year because the lithium batteries to his drills in his garage spontaneously exploded

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What's the science behind a runaway battery?

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Shitty, negligent manufacturing practices in foreign countries is your answer, buddy.

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There isn’t really. A co-worker had their house burn down earlier this year because the lithium batteries to his drills in his garage spontaneously exploded

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Just went out to my garage and unplugged my 4 chargers that all have batteries on them.

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Can an engineer or lithium battery expert make me feel better?

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Depends on how much you’re willing to pay.

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I've been replaying it in my head and thinking about what I would (or even could) do in that situation, and I'm coming up blank. The only thing I could think of is maybe lunging at the elevator buttons and just wiping my hand down all of them in hopes that the doors would open in a few seconds. Then trying to escape once they do. But that's also assuming you could guess where the buttons were and even manage to hit them, since the elevator was filled immediately with smoke and fire. And on top of that you're literally burning and turning into a crispy black char in the process.

That one is staying with me for a while. And I think pretty much 100% of people in that scenario are dead.

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i did the same thing about 100 times. it escalated so quickly there's no hope. the timing the doors had just closed and the elevator was in motion before the sparking began.

it was a coffin. he had maybe 1-2 seconds before the explosion; there's nothing anyone could do.

i keep replaying in my head what it would have been like had the elevator been full of people.

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Just went out to my garage and unplugged my 4 chargers that all have batteries on them.

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i bought some cheap (like $5) 3D printed battery mounts on ebay and screwed them into a board on my wall to move my ego batteries to once they're charged. i understand there are electronic fail-safes built in...

...but to the other points on here; a lithium battery in my casio watch is not the same as a 7.5ah battery that powers my mower for 2 hours.

these things are getting more and more powerful but the form factor is still about the size of that...thing...the dude was holding when the elevator melted down.