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Old Jan 24, 2014 | 05:16 AM
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Originally Posted by mgeoffriau
Why does the acid have to be drained?
Because I want to run a battery on something other than regular battery acid. Why do one project/experiment when you can do two at the same time?
Old Jan 24, 2014 | 05:18 AM
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Originally Posted by thirdgen
I think Opti meant that he hooked his battery up backwards in a car and bad stuff happened.
Of course he did (was easy to see). What I posted was meant as a joke.
Old Jan 24, 2014 | 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by rmcelwee
No one has ever completely discharged a battery, drained the acid, refilled, and charged backwards by accident.
You've never met Faeflora, have you?
Old Jan 24, 2014 | 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by rmcelwee
Because I want to run a battery on something other than regular battery acid. Why do one project/experiment when you can do two at the same time?
Any sufficiently strong acid will work.


Fun fact: We use glacial acetic acid at work. Smells like vinegar, but will take the skin off your fingers in a couple of minutes. We also use a very powerful sulfuric acid that can eat through anything organic nearly instantly. Just the fumes from it will corrode your lungs.
Old Jan 24, 2014 | 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by rmcelwee
Because someone told me it couldn't be done.
You can't hold you breath underwater for 10 min.

Going to do it?
Old Jan 24, 2014 | 08:24 AM
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Fun fact: this is, so far as I know, the only way to actually die in any of the Monkey Island games. You have to literally just stand there doing absolutely nothing for exactly ten minutes after being tied to the idol and thrown off the bridge.
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Old Jan 24, 2014 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by rmcelwee
Because someone told me it couldn't be done.
It's not possible to skydive without a device to slow your descent and survive.
Old Jan 24, 2014 | 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by fooger03
It's not possible to skydive without a device to slow your descent and survive.
Both parachutes failed and got tangled, man survived.
Old Jan 24, 2014 | 08:36 AM
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You can't eat a gallon of crisco.
Old Jan 24, 2014 | 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by carnut169
You can't eat a gallon of crisco.
Old Jan 24, 2014 | 08:52 AM
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You can't have a rational, unbiased debate about religion and politics on the internet.
Old Jan 24, 2014 | 08:54 AM
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You've crossed a line with that one Joe.
Old Jan 24, 2014 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
You can't have a rational, unbiased debate about religion and politics on the internet.
You got me there Joe. There is absolutely no way I will try to disprove that one.
Old Jan 24, 2014 | 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
Fun fact: You can't have a rational, unbiased debate about religion and politics on the internet.
FTFY
Old Jan 24, 2014 | 10:28 AM
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This thread went from interesting and informative to FULL WIN in the last 10 posts or so
Old Jan 24, 2014 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
You can't have a rational, unbiased debate.
FTFY
FTFY
Old Jan 24, 2014 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by rmcelwee
Because I want to run a battery on something other than regular battery acid. Why do one project/experiment when you can do two at the same time?
When conducting a design of experiments it is generally advised to change one variable at a time so if there is a change it can be known that that variable caused the change. If you change two or more variables and something changes you cannot definitively determine which variable caused the change.
Old Jan 24, 2014 | 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Stein
When conducting a design of experiments it is generally advised to change one variable at a time so if there is a change it can be known that that variable caused the change. If you change two or more variables and something changes you cannot definitively determine which variable caused the change.
This man; he sciences.
Old Jan 24, 2014 | 12:16 PM
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You can't strike a match on a wet bar of soap.


But this would be a much safer experiment.
Old Jan 24, 2014 | 12:17 PM
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why not just replace the battery with capacitors?



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