Did you know there are batteries with flavors!? - Page 1
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author: dusan
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 21, 2024, 05:06:38 am
content: I just found bitter flavored battery, what is your favorite battery flavor? I think nothing beats classing 9V zing.

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 21, 2024, 06:42:38 am
content: May seem silly, but denatonium is no joke!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DenatoniumOn a related note, when the Nintendo Switch came out, there was many a meme about not eating (and trying to eat) the cartridges (basically SD cards), which they specifically put bitterant in/on. I don't recall any articles about kids getting them lodged in bad places though!Tim

author: Doctorandus_P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2024, 01:36:20 pm
content: I never handled any products with that stuff on it myself, but I heard nasty stories from fellow backpackers When handling such products the bitter stuff gets on your fingers, and from there onto your kitchenware and your food and completely spoils it. When backpacking you don't always have the luxury of washing your hands every half hour.

author: dferyance
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2024, 07:18:24 pm
content: It's a good idea. The button cell batteries are a known child hazard. So many toys use them and the battery compartments aren't always secured very well. Considering how much the cost of these batteries are not in the manufacturing but the marketing, distribution, and retail, a slightly higher manufacturing cost shouldn't make much of a difference.

author: TimFox
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2024, 08:19:21 pm
content: How could a shiny object the size of a piece of candy possibly be a hazard to a very young person?(Where's the emoji for sarcasm?)

author: Bryn
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2024, 06:45:31 am
content: Well, I suppose the "bitter" flavour would discourage any young children trying to get it in their mouths...Sort of reminds me of Bitter Alice to deter people from gnawing their fingernails.

author: ejeffrey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2024, 08:06:42 pm
content: Apparently there are apple air tag specific versions of these too.Most devices that use these type of cells contact the + on the side edge of the battery and the - in the middle of the bottom. So Duracell leaves those areas free of bitterant in case the contacts don't wipe enough to get through it.Apple put the - contacts near the edge of the bottom instead of the center and I guess the terminals don't slide/wipe much when installed so they often don't work unless you get the air tag compatible batteries.

author: jpanhalt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2024, 08:25:35 pm
content: Quote from: TimFox on October 01, 2024, 08:19:21 pmIt was a known problem. They may not pass in the bowel easily and perhaps more important is the risk of choking on them. Ever hear of "life savers" candies? Years ago, a candy maker in Garretsville, OH lost a child to choking on hard candy. He invented the hole to save lives. That's now considered to be a myth, but it is a good story and is often repeated to visitors of that town.http://www.heartlandscience.org/agrifood/lsavers#:~:text=Hoping%20to%20spare%20other%20parents,had%20a%20much%20different%20origin

author: Geoff-AU
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2024, 10:53:21 pm
content: Quote from: dusan on August 21, 2024, 05:06:38 amI'm still trying to get mine out of its hermetically sealed plastic coffin