A man has built a rechargeable battery pack big enough to power his whole home - using the batteries from discarded vapes. Electronics engineer Chris Doel, 26, stripped the lithium batteries from 500 binned vapes to create a single one large enough to run his entire house electrics for eight hours. He wired the 2.5 kWh battery in to his home with an inverter and ran all electrical components entirely off-grid for eight hours, including the microwave, kettle, and all lighting. Chris, who works fo

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Philadelphia, PA on Instagram: "Conservative activist, Jake Lang, hosted a protest against Islamification in Plano, Texas at EPIC. EPIC (East Plano Islamic Center), often referred to as EPIC Masjid, is one of the largest and most prominent mosques in North Texas. EPIC has proposed a 402-acre master-planned community originally announced in 2024 as EPIC City, located in unincorporated areas of Collin and Hunt counties near Josephine, Texas. The plan has faced significant resistance from Plano res