Aussie homeowner's disturbing find on driveway: 'Don't like the look of it'
Some people wondered if the device found on the woman's driveway was a bomb and they urged her to call the police.
A Sydney resident shared a photo of an alarming looking item found on her driveway, with some suggesting she contact the police — but what is it?
The woman came across the suspicious find in the Northern Beaches suburb of Clontarf on Sunday morning, saying she doesn't "like the look of it at all".
The photo shows two cylindrical objects — one blue and one white — stuck together by yellow tape. The blue one also has a red and blue wire attached to it.
"Any ideas what it may be?" she asked in the Northern Beaches Living Facebook group.
Locals identify the 'bomb'-like find
The Facebook post generated plenty of interest, with some people genuinely concerned about the strange find.
"Bloody hell," one person said.
"I know it's not a bomb, but it looks like a bomb," another said.
"I would call the police," a third person said.
The general consensus was that it's the internal components of a disassembled vape, that was rearranged and chucked on the floor by someone.
"(It's a) battery pack from a disposable vape," one person said. The clear bit with foam is the nicotine/flavour cartridge."
"Someone must have opened it and played it in your house," one person suggested.
How do you dispose of the inside of a vape?
According to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), it is illegal to sell, supply or possess nicotine vaping products in Australia without a GP prescription.
Although rare, exposed lithium-ion batteries can catch fire or explode if exposed to extreme heat or cold, and can also be dangerous if immersed in water, a vape company called Vapo Australia says.
"Don't handle it without gloves as I found out by accidentally poisoning myself with nicotine," one person commented on Facebook. "It was a fairly unpleasant experience."
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Some parts of a vape including cartridges, replacement pods and liquid nicotine from re-usable vapes can be taken to your local pharmacy for safe collection and disposal, or can even be recycled.
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