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Just learned that a single AAA battery has enough energy to power a TV remote for 2 years but we toss them after 6 months
I was reading some random article about battery recycling and saw that stat. It blew my mind. I probably replace my remote batteries every 6 months even when they still work okay. Anyone else guilty of this?
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perez.patricia26d agoMost Upvoted
You know, I used to be the same way honestly. I always figured if the remote felt slow, the batteries were dying. But after reading that article, I actually tested this with a voltmeter on some old AAAs I'd thrown in a drawer. Half of them still showed like 1.3 volts, which is plenty for a remote. Now I just wipe the contacts with a dry cloth and they work fine for another few months. It's crazy how much waste we create for no reason.
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wyattrobinson27d ago
Right? It's like the battery manufacturers know we're all just lazy and anxious. I always swap mine out the second the remote gets a little sluggish, even if it's just the button contacts being dirty. Those AAA's are probably sitting in a landfill somewhere with half their juice still in them, laughing at me.
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