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

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Airline power bank rules expose our bad habits.

Flying is safe, but how we carry power banks isn't.

Treat power banks with respect at home and in the air.

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.

Flying is safe - our habits aren't

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