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What could I do with the digital screens from discarded vapes? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago by Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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And batteries... but the ratio is getting out of hand.

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[–] eatthecake@lemmy.world 51 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Why would a vape have a screen, that's insane waste

[–] Slippery_Snake874@sopuli.xyz 37 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You think that's insane? Each one of these disposable vapes also has a rechargeable battery.

[–] eatthecake@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yes, but the battery has a purpose, the screen is wholly unnecessary.

[–] blackris@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 10 months ago

For disposables? Absolutely. There is no purpose for a screen. On a proper vape you need one to set it up for all the different coils that you can build or buy.

[–] Slippery_Snake874@sopuli.xyz 6 points 10 months ago

True but to me it seems absolutely ridiculous to have a rechargeable battery in something that's meant to be thrown away after a week or so.

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not every vape is a cheap piece of e-waste. https://us.geekvape.com/product-list/aegis.html

[–] eatthecake@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I have rechargeable vapes. I have never seen one with a screen and I am already annoyed by the the lights that they all have. I stopped using the one that vibrated because why the fuck would I want that? I just need a cheap nicotine delivery system and putting a screen on it is peak pointless tech imo.

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fair enough, to each their own. The screen is because these can work with so many different coils that you need it for setup. Also, a lot use replaceable 18650 which makes the device last even longer. I've been using mine for over 5 years.

[–] eatthecake@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

I'm duly impressed that it lasts that long and at that rate the screen may be justified.

[–] gila@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

From around 2016-2020 the most popular devices were just a series of incrementally adding more pointless shit, which is why it's like that. They're not that popular anymore.