A clever graduate has used 80 discarded vape batteries to power his e-scooter—and to make a point about waste.

  • @CmdrShepard
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    2210 months ago

    I’d also support a ban on these if the US government hadn’t just completely wiped out 99% of the rest of the market with the PMTA and labeling juice and hardware as “tobacco products” even though they contain zero tobacco and aren’t used to consume tobacco. Outside a handful of sketchy headshops, I can’t find juice, coils, or mods anywhere in my city of 250k+ and I can’t buy them online anymore either. Wiping out the disposable market, something available at your local convenience store, will probably be the final nail in the coffin for the whole industry.

    Don’t be alarmed though, cigarettes will still remain available at all major (and minor) retailers nationwide.

    • Chozo
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      910 months ago

      While I agree with the hardware part of it (makes it a pain in the ass to order coils online, as I have to sign for the delivery but I work nights and am usually sleeping during the 8-hour delivery window), I have to disagree when it comes to juice. I don’t see an issue with that being regulated as a tobacco product, since the nicotine in most juices is still extracted from tobacco plants (usually from the same tobacco farms that provide leaf to cigarette manufacturers), and the sale of juice should absolutely be restricted from minors.

      Though, the current regulations we have aren’t exactly adequate, and absolutely need to be reformed. As an adult, I shouldn’t have as much issue as I do just trying to order consumables for my device.