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You've been using your power bank wrong, and airline rules make that obvious - ZDNET

Many of the things you're not allowed to do on an aircraft are things you shouldn't be doing at all. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I’m off to Mallorca next month to catch the solar eclipse, so I’ve been planning and preparing. For this eclipse, I’m not going to be photographing or videoing. Instead, I’m going to sit back and enjoy it using the eyes that my mom gave me. This approach means I won’t be travelling with a load of camera gear and batteries, but I will want to take a power bank with me, in case of delays and such. Also: This fake 5,000,000mAh power bank could have exploded at any moment This preparation led me to researching power bank regulations, which in turn made me realize that we’re using power banks all wrong. Dangerously wrong. Air is one of the safest modes of transport. When measured per-passenger mile, you’re far more likely to die in a car than you are on a flight. It seems that even UFOs crash more often. Well, if you believe the late-night History Channel documentaries. Also: There are hundreds of power banks on the

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You've been using your power bank wrong, and airline rules make that obvious - ZDNET

Many of the things you're not allowed to do on an aircraft are things you shouldn't be doing at all. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I’m off to Mallorca next month to catch the solar eclipse, so I’ve been planning and…

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You've been using your power bank wrong, and airline rules make that obvious - ZDNET

Many of the things you're not allowed to do on an aircraft are things you shouldn't be doing at all. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I’m off to Mallorca next month to catch the solar eclipse, so…

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Many of the things you're not allowed to do on an aircraft are things you shouldn't be doing at all. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I’m off to Mallorca next month to catch the solar eclipse, so I’ve been planning and…

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