Comment on Break science with this one weird trick

• todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Those chargers are really dangerous. It is technically possible to recharge a disposable alkaline battery a few times, but you’re never going to get more than a half charge, and it will fuck up the internal chemistry turning each battery into a tiny potential pipe bomb.

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  • Psythik@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I had a babysitter that used to do that. Even 7-year-old me was thought that was a bad idea but she insisted that it was fine.

    I wonder what happened to her. I hope she didn’t accidentally harm a kid in an unintentional D-cell-powered terrorist attack.

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  • pewpew@feddit.it ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    At least that charger had a safety feature that would not charge a battery if it was too worn

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