Yes, I think you and I and possibly a few other people in this world know what the REAL cause of the "battery problem" is, Matthias!

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On 3 Feb 2017 at 11:48, Douglas Pauls wrote:

> My esteemed colleague refers to another of the half fractional 
> elements, Everreadium (Ev-2.5).  Ev has three valence states.  In the 
> +2 valence state, it acts a little like lithium.  In the +4 state, it 
> acts a little like cadmium.  In the +5 state, a little like lead.  So 
> you can see why battery manufacturers first discovered the material.  
> It is an important industrial chemical because it is what fuels the 
> Energizer bunny.  Without this important element, the marketing 
> industry would be devastated.  Ev hydride, as Dave indicated, is an 
> effective catalyst, though one that is somewhat unstable.  It is 
> suspected in a few of the SpaceX launches that have gone awry.

Not to forget the mechanism of spontaneous Ev hydride formation which might be the REAL reason for the Note7 battery disaster...

Best regards
Matthias Mansfeld
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