it’s just kinda a messy drawer of batteries/screwdrivers/IKEA assembly tools/etc. We’ve had it for like 15 years and it’s never been an issue but I saw a tiktok video of a lithium battery exploding and it made me realize, there’s a lot of potential energy in one drawer and idk if I’m taking the necessary safety precautions 😅
idk a lot about how batteries work, but like are they at risk of turning into a pillow and fireball like lithium ion ones?
I can see 2 possibly bad scenarios:
Tools with open metal surfaces (left corner) could short circuit a battery, if it touches both poles at once. But most of your batteries are still in packaging.
Lithium batteries could heat up and then catch fire. This happens usually to very old lithium batteries while charging. Watch out if their outer shape changes, if they start looking like a fat belly, then get rid of them.