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Diamons will burn at 690°C in pure oxygen. Houses burn at around 590°C. Maybe if you rupture an O₂ tank in a house fire right next to the diamond battery you could pull it off.

I wouldn't worry about small diamond batteries. There is already 1 part per trillion carbon 14 in you. The odd telemetry battery that gets caught in an oxygen fire isn't going to shift the scales much.



Trash incineration is around 1000 degree Celsius. People already now throw batteries in household trash when they shouldn't.


A pure oxygen atmosphere is pushing it too much, isn't it?

Anything you have at home, except for the concrete walls and glass will burn in less than 0°C in a pure oxygen atmosphere. A pure O2 tank in a house would be a serious cause of concern.




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