From: Nick M. (crystal_castle_at_m6.dion.ne.jp)
Date: Thu Apr 29 2004 - 16:41:36 PDT
On Apr 29, 2004, at 9:35 PM, MKow1234_at_aol.com wrote:
> ...a battery cell is just a bunch of chemicals with two metal
> electrodes in it ... The physical jarring of the battery probably
> shakes some ions or
> something from the surface of the electrodes, allowing for a bit more
> electrical
> storage capacity...
My friend's father works for the prison system in the UK. He said that
batteries are a commodity for prisoners, so they try to make them last
as long as possible. When they start to get low, they take the
batteries out and whack them (end wise) against something, thus
bringing them back to life. Amazing. He said they can last up to 3
times longer that way.
I wouldn't have believed it, but he did a demo in front of me with his
TV remote batteries. Purdy cool if you ask me 8^)
/nickm
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