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minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down1·2 months agoWell, there are a lot of these dogs chewing things around the world all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen. I just don’t want people thinking that pets aren’t safe.
minus-squareMultiplexer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoBut maybe lithium batteries aren’t safe…
minus-squareboobs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·2 months agoIt’s a reference to a famous funny video. Even the guys username is from it https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoAbsolutely ludicrous, these are very very strong batteries.
minus-squareMuad'dib@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoSenator Collins, can you tell me about your government’s tax plan?
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoIt’s a complete void.
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoWell, there are regulations governing the materials they can be made of.
minus-squareLorem Ipsum dolor sit amet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoWhat materials?
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoWell, cardboard’s out.
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoNo cardboard derivatives.
minus-squareLorem Ipsum dolor sit amet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoLike paper?
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoNo paper. No string. No sellotape.
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoWould like to see “dog chews don’t cause it to catch fire” to the regulations requirements
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoWell, I was thinking more about the other ones.
minus-squareMarshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoMy only thought was that the pet owners are idiots
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoWell, I was thinking more about the other ones.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoMy cat exclusively choose USB cables, other cables are not tasty apparently. Is difficult to plan for everything.
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoWell, some of them are built so that they aren’t chewed on at all.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoCable plastics are derived from soy. They are designed to break down in landfills but the side effect is cat pasta.
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoOh, very rigorous accessory engineering standards.
Well, there are a lot of these dogs chewing things around the world all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen. I just don’t want people thinking that pets aren’t safe.
But maybe lithium batteries aren’t safe…
It’s a reference to a famous funny video. Even the guys username is from it
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM
Absolutely ludicrous, these are very very strong batteries.
Senator Collins, can you tell me about your government’s tax plan?
It’s a complete void.
Well, there are regulations governing the materials they can be made of.
What materials?
Well, cardboard’s out.
And?
No cardboard derivatives.
Like paper?
No paper. No string. No sellotape.
Would like to see “dog chews don’t cause it to catch fire” to the regulations requirements
Well, I was thinking more about the other ones.
My only thought was that the pet owners are idiots
Well, I was thinking more about the other ones.
My cat exclusively choose USB cables, other cables are not tasty apparently. Is difficult to plan for everything.
Well, some of them are built so that they aren’t chewed on at all.
Cable plastics are derived from soy. They are designed to break down in landfills but the side effect is cat pasta.
Oh, very rigorous accessory engineering standards.