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		chrisseaton on Aug 29, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tesla’s former CTO is building a giant lithium-ion... > the issue is why does it need tools and skills that people don't already have Because these are extremely lightweight, compact, water-resistant devices. There isn't room for old-style battery compartments. Every micrometer is squeezed here.

pantalaimon on Aug 29, 2020 [–]

We are talking about 1-2mm difference here. What’s the big deal?

chrisseaton on Aug 30, 2020 | [–]

That sounds like an awful lot to me on a phone that's only a few millimetres thick.

CalChris on Aug 30, 2020 | | [–]

7.6 mm to be precise.

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