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The document discusses issues with hoverboards catching fire and exploding. It describes an incident where a man's hoverboard caught fire after only 3 days of ownership. The fires are caused by lithium-ion batteries in the hoverboards, which do not always meet safety standards. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating the battery issues with hoverboards.

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01 Hoverboard Article

The document discusses issues with hoverboards catching fire and exploding. It describes an incident where a man's hoverboard caught fire after only 3 days of ownership. The fires are caused by lithium-ion batteries in the hoverboards, which do not always meet safety standards. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating the battery issues with hoverboards.

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"What is going on dude?

"
Hoverboards are exploding and
catching fire
By Washington Post, adapted by Newsela staff
12/21/2015
Timothy Cade only owned his hoverboard for three
days. Then, it exploded under him.

"Hoverboard is on fire," he says in a video taken after


he jumped off of it. "What is going on dude?"

A Dangerous Toy
The board does not really "hover," or fly above the ground. It is more like a skateboard. It flamed and popped.

His mother ran out with a box of baking soda. She tried to use it to put out the fire. It did not work. The toy
hissed and boomed. Then, the battery went shooting out of it. The battery makes the board work. It makes it
turn on.

Cade's board is not the only one to catch fire. There have been about 10 others.

Safety Rules Needed?


The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is part of the U.S. government. It makes rules about the selling
and making of many different goods. It said this week that it will be looking into hoverboards. It will try to find
out why there have been problems with the boards.

The problem, it seems, is the batteries.

Hoverboards use lithium-ion batteries. Many companies make the boards. Most are in other countries. Not all
of them follow the safety rules. This can lead to problems with the hoverboards.

Batteries Can Blow Up


Lithium ion batteries are rechargeable. They do not weigh much. They can be used over and over again. This
makes them a good fit for electronics like cellphones.

Still, these batteries can catch fire, explained Wired. Wired is a magazine that covers technology.

The lithium ion battery can blow up. It does not just happen in hoverboards. IPods have caught on fire, too.
They use the same kind of battery.

No One Rides On iPods


Still, batteries in hoverboards face problems that an iPod does not. For one thing, no one is standing on and
riding iPods.

For another, there are not many rules about making hoverboards. This bothers Elliot Kaye. He is in charge of
the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

It is easy for manufacturers to get away with making poor goods, he said.

PART A: CHECK
True or False. For statements that are false, write the correct information.
True False

1. iPods have batteries. ❏ ❏


_____true___________________________________________________
❏ ❏
2. Lithium ion batteries are heavy.
_true_______________________________________________________
❏ ❏
3. Timothy Cade owned his hoverboard for two days.
_______________false_________________________________________
❏ ❏
4. Most companies that make the boards are in the United States.
_____________false___________________________________________ ❏ ❏

5. Wired Magazine is a magazine about sports.


_______________true_________________________________________

PART B: VOCABULARY LOG

Word Part of Speech Definit


(e.g., noun, verb, adverb, ion
pronoun, conjunction,
preposition, interjection)
Exploded VERB It means like
blowing something
Hover VERB Staying in one
place in the air
Hissed VERB Hissed is like a
sound of whistle

Safety NOUN Safety means like


protection or
protect something

Technology NOUN Technology is like


computers or
machines

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