Silly consumer, just because you bought a device that uses batteries doesn’t mean you bought a device that will use ALL of your battery.
Battery Links
Duracell Power Chart
Batteries in the Fridge
Give Sean Penn.
Give 'til it hurts.
Just in case you run out of things to watch here.
March 10th, 2009 
Silly consumer, just because you bought a device that uses batteries doesn’t mean you bought a device that will use ALL of your battery.
Duracell Power Chart
Batteries in the Fridge
18 Comments
omnius
Cleaning your battery's terminals is a great idea, but usually it is enough to just spin the battery in place in the device (or alternatively pull it out and put it in again a few times). I have found this is abrasive enough to "fix" a lot of battery ... moreMoreFood
Gleeeefully I listened to your 'lesson' when I realized that I had a jar half empty with old batteries. I decided to test the batteries and found that most of them can still be used, after some cleaning: Using an stainless steel cleaning agent I removed insulating layers of oxidization from the batteries and tested them with a volt meter. This made me test and find the following: by holding the TV remote in a sweaty hand - or perhaps by using the remote from the kitchen - a lot of moisture gathers inside the battery chamber, which can cause the ... lots moreMeandering {207}
Hey I didn't know that a battery wasn't really a battery, but a power cell. So, many power cells makes a battery, right? Maybe that's why you never find a device that takes only 1 battery or power cell so the group of batteries (or power cells) make ... moreThe Mich
Maybe we should find a way to plug the camera to a Buttered Cat Engine... :) http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Buttered-Cat_Enginelhilhika
I love you guys!steph {207}
Love the slow motion part and the making fun of cats. Just felt like making fun of cats, I see. What do cats have to do with batteries? No clue. Hmmm... The idea of putting the batteries in a high powered device when it sayes low battery into a lower powered device is a good idea. Too much money is spent on batteries and I'm a cheap person, so that works. (By the way you didn't answer my question from the video before and I kind of want to know the answer. Just curious, thats all. And it's really bugging ... lots moreCrazyDave
Ok, so "technically" water and electricty are not bad together...they actually work better together...electricity does this nice little jiggy dance all over the water. (i.e. water + battery + laser-pointer = fun). Circuit boards (or any open/uninsulated/unprotected wire) and water cause "interesting" results. :) Ok, so now Cat + water ... moreladyrach14
We used to have a Sesame Street saxophone with the voice of Cookie Monster saying things like "Ha-cha-cha!" and "Play it again!" When those batteries ran down it sounded like the devil himself! I was sad when the batteries completely died, it was such a hoot.Kel [22]
Once upon a time when I lived in Siberia, I found that my camera, which could take 120 pictures on 4 AA's in the summer, could only take... 5-10 in the winter (when outdoors). It was horrible. But I saved all the batteries that died in the winter to use ... moreJennifer McKenzie
I say we go with potatoes.Gorilla Thumbs
In my old physics class we connected 10 9-volt batteries into a battery battery and then I think someone shocked their tongues...Hilarity...Off topic but great show! I felt really nerdy when my lips muttered the word cell when you didCurtis [22]
Great video. I got a charge out of this one. Alright, that was bad, but it's my comment and I'm sticking to it.Nospinplease
hahaha nice guys. With the cat and with not wanting to explain condensation. Really though, people should know what condensation is. That is like elementary school science and pretty standard stuff. It seems like you guys have something against cats... hmm.. well I'm indifferent when it comes to cats but ... morepheonix_blu
Tremendous! I've been heating up my worn-out "power-cells" for years. I originally started doing it to squeeze a little extra time out of my Gameboy. People think I'm crazy when I tell them it works, Thank you for vindicating me!!marc
I have a cat drawer. It rocks... because it makes the cat work... Yay Skinner boxes!WEGGLES
Oh man does it rattle my cage at work when I go to use the portable debit machine and it comes up "Battery Low Please Replace" and that screen will stay on for half an hour. It can beep and glow saying battery low, but it can't print out a reciept, saving me a trip back inside? >:[ My aunt keeps her batteries in the fridge, but I guess she doesn't have to now. And cold makes batteries finiky because batteries are a chemical reaction, and the cold temperature will slow down the reaction, in the same way heat will catalyse a reaction. ... lots moreThe Brothers Winn
Funny. Great comment. We do know how condensation works, sorry if we expressed it poorly. But "technically" you awesome comment means we don't have to worry about it.SSGCoxie
Great show on batteries and how to use all of the energy contained within. However, your wording about condensation may lead people to wrong conclusion. The moisture you see on a cold can of soda is not from it warming up, but the air around it cooling down to below the dew point and then you get condensation, "techinically." I realize that the can warms up at the same time it cools the air, but your words were a bit off. Now you may say, "What a nitpicky thing to comment on." I agree and I let it slide, until ... lots more