Comments on: This video taught me that batteries are made out of . . . http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/08/04/this-video-taught-me-that-batteries-are-made-out-of/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:25:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: projektleiterin http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/08/04/this-video-taught-me-that-batteries-are-made-out-of/#comment-22845 projektleiterin Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:21:33 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2934#comment-22845 Erich, maybe you should clarify in the post that it's a spoof? People who just read the post and not the comments will not understand that the information is wrong. By the way, my trust in you is now completely shattered. :D Erich, maybe you should clarify in the post that it’s a spoof? People who just read the post and not the comments will not understand that the information is wrong. By the way, my trust in you is now completely shattered. :D

]]> By: Niklaus Pfirsig http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/08/04/this-video-taught-me-that-batteries-are-made-out-of/#comment-22837 Niklaus Pfirsig Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:57:30 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2934#comment-22837 The catch is that different brands of lantern batteries use different sizes of cells. I have seen some that had 8 sub-c cells, and others with 4 cells that were the diameter of a sub-c cell but twice as long. The catch is that different brands of lantern batteries use different sizes of cells. I have seen some that had 8 sub-c cells, and others with 4 cells that were the diameter of a sub-c cell but twice as long.

]]> By: Dan Klarmann http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/08/04/this-video-taught-me-that-batteries-are-made-out-of/#comment-22835 Dan Klarmann Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:08:42 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2934#comment-22835 And a link from the Snopes link provided by the other Dan gets us to one of my favorite sites, <a href="http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/Stories/006.2/index.html" target="_blank" title="Extracting graphite rods from a lantern battery" rel="nofollow">www.TheodoreGray.com</a> I've lost many hours reading about his scrounging and hacking experiences. His methods of getting Uranium are illuminating. And a link from the Snopes link provided by the other Dan gets us to one of my favorite sites, http://www.TheodoreGray.com

I’ve lost many hours reading about his scrounging and hacking experiences. His methods of getting Uranium are illuminating.

]]> By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/08/04/this-video-taught-me-that-batteries-are-made-out-of/#comment-22830 Erich Vieth Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:29:01 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2934#comment-22830 Dan is my guardian angel . . . Dan is my guardian angel . . .

]]> By: Dan Klarmann http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/08/04/this-video-taught-me-that-batteries-are-made-out-of/#comment-22824 Dan Klarmann Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:32:45 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2934#comment-22824 There is a rising amount of convincing <a href="http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/01/11/counterknowledge-and-the-web/" target="_blank" title="Counterknowledge and the Web" rel="nofollow">counterknowledge</a> on video sites. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=HouseholdHacker" target="_blank" title="YouTube: HouseholdHacker" rel="nofollow">HouseholdHacker</a> is one source on YouTube He offers tips like getting 6 AAA batteries from a 9v, then using one of them to power your TV via a mangled RCA cable. If you read the comments, you see that most people don't seem to notice that these videos are blindingly obvious pseudo-advice. Well, obvious to anyone who has an idea of how electricity works. In the case of this "GagFilms" 6v battery video, notice how the 36 AA batteries are not interconnected in any way as he pours them out? The gullible may well find themselves covered with caustic goo. Yet the producers of these dangerous videos can legally claim that it was obviously a gag. There is a rising amount of convincing counterknowledge on video sites. HouseholdHacker is one source on YouTube He offers tips like getting 6 AAA batteries from a 9v, then using one of them to power your TV via a mangled RCA cable. If you read the comments, you see that most people don’t seem to notice that these videos are blindingly obvious pseudo-advice. Well, obvious to anyone who has an idea of how electricity works.

In the case of this “GagFilms” 6v battery video, notice how the 36 AA batteries are not interconnected in any way as he pours them out? The gullible may well find themselves covered with caustic goo. Yet the producers of these dangerous videos can legally claim that it was obviously a gag.

]]> By: Dan http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/08/04/this-video-taught-me-that-batteries-are-made-out-of/#comment-22823 Dan Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:21:31 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2934#comment-22823 Scooped at snopes. <a href="http://www.snopes.com/photos/humor/batteryhack.asp" rel="nofollow">Here's the link. </a> Scooped at snopes. Here’s the link.

]]> By: projektleiterin http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/08/04/this-video-taught-me-that-batteries-are-made-out-of/#comment-22814 projektleiterin Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:36:35 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2934#comment-22814 But how long do these batteries last? A batterie is not the same as a batterie. But how long do these batteries last? A batterie is not the same as a batterie.

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