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hardcoreufo ,

Users are calling it a shockingly good invention.

Philharmonic3 ,

For anyone wondering beyond the meme, they make these clamp handles that hold batteries pretty well for moving them around.

omxxi ,

that's a killer gadget!

Thcdenton ,

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/6a92809b-392d-413a-a9dd-351a8eda23de.webm

Underwaterbob ,

Hmm. Giving it away a bit here. He cringes well before it discharges.

Thcdenton ,

Oh he new it was gonna be spicy

Gabu ,

Obviously, Mehdi is an electrical engineer. The "dumb guy making things explode" is a persona he puts up to teach people about the dangers and wonders of electricity.

Underwaterbob ,

That's... immensely cool. I wish him luck in his dangerous endeavors.

ultra ,

Does he have a youtube channel or sth

Gabu ,

ElectroBoom, 6 million subs if I'm not mistaken

ultra ,

ohhhhhhh
I've heard that name, but I've never watched him.

I should.

LemmyKnowsBest ,

electroBOOM ⚡

EmperorHenry ,
@EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

So...do you connect it to the contacts of the battery? I see a flaw in this design..

I realize this might be a joke, but you can never tell these days

WalrusDragonOnABike ,

Jokes are not allowed in the Memes community.

interolivary ,
@interolivary@beehaw.org avatar

I see a flaw in this design…

You don't say?

Anticorp ,

If it's plastic, then it's fine.

Catsrules ,

It can melt plastic does that count?

Anticorp ,

Plastic isn't a conductor, so the current wouldn't travel between the posts across the handle.

Catsrules ,

Metal is a conductor and would get very hot in a dead short melting plastic.

meowMix2525 ,

Yes but it wouldn't short because the current from one terminal would not travel across the plastic handle to the other

Catsrules ,

I was making a joke using the metal handle and melting plastic, instead of using the plastic as the handle.

Sir_Simon_Spamalot ,

A bit of copper would spice things up

fin ,

better if it’s rubber

AeonFelis ,

Just remember to cut it when you dispose the battery, so that sea turtles won't get stuck in it.

root_beer ,

Perfectly. Legal. Thrill.

kamen ,

In short, this is a battery handle.

Natanael ,

It will unleash the battery's potential

0ops ,

Might be terminal though

Belgdore ,

Perhaps, but I think we’ll see a high level of resistance.

Onsotumenh ,

That might be a hot take.

theneverfox ,

Are you positive? It's a negative over here

toynbee ,

Correct, horse!

sittytucker ,

Battery staple.

LemmyKnowsBest ,

Yes yes fun fun. In real life, I have some pretty huge batteries and there is a handle on each but the handle is a non-conductive rope.

NoSpiritAnimal ,
@NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world avatar

Ooo a budget space heater

milicent_bystandr ,

I was going to say, automatic heating on the handle. Nice features!

StThicket ,

Considering that a 12V battery has an internal resistance of 20 milliohms, the potential current through this thing would be approximately 600A.

It might be too hot to handle (pun intended)

Anticorp ,

Is it really 600 amps? That seems rather high. I do know that the one time I shocked myself on a car battery, it rocked my world much more than getting shocked by a 110v outlet.

MrPoopbutt ,

V = IR
Assuming 12.6V
12.6 = I* 0.02
I = 630

So yeah, it could hit 600A, if only until it got hot enough to melt something or change the chemistry

Anticorp ,

Well that explains why it hurt so much.

helenslunch ,

They say amps are what kills you. It's not true. You need a trifecta of current, Voltage and resistance. And usually it has to go through your heart, causing an arrithmea. Though I have seen people get their hands blown off on a 400V system.

Your body has a very high resistance. If your hands are sweaty and you place them directly on a couple of 12V terminals you might get a tingle (I've done this several times on accident on 24V bateries).

That's why I always laugh at the movie trope of people being tortured with battery cables.

But there's more. Electricity takes the path of least resistance so in this case it would probably bypass your body altogether.

But as soon as you connect this you'll get a giant spark (basically how welders work). If that doesn't perturb you and you somehow successfully connected this, it would get REALLY hot and burn you before it shocked you.

Anticorp ,

It has been 20+ years since it happened, but I'm pretty sure I was standing in a little puddle, or my hands were wet (can't remember which), and my wrench just happened to bump the positive terminal and it was like "POW! Right in the brain!". Thankfully I didn't latch on or anything. It was instantaneous, and over in half a second, but it rocked my world for that half second or whatever it was.

ghterve ,

My guess is you were burned more than shocked.

OADINC ,

Wait you can get shocked on a car battery??? I thought 12V was too low for you to feel.

Darkassassin07 ,
@Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca avatar

You can also get that from just the label.
The CCA rating (cold cranking amps) is the max current that specific battery can supply in short bursts. 600 CCA is pretty typical, but I've seen up to 900 in the batteries I ship.

sagrotan ,
@sagrotan@lemmy.world avatar

I once made a deadplug, I was kinda distracted and ended up with a cable with two male plugs. Hangs on my shop wall as memento for "focus on what you're doing" or something.

MajorMajormajormajor ,

Reminds me of this.

Sludgeyy ,

It's a suicide cord. Works great for generators

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Mr_Blott ,

Imagine being so unbelievably shit at marketing, so brain-dead unoriginal and dense, so downright stupid, that you thought spamming the comments in Lemmy was a good marketing move

Herbstzeitlose ,

It's a bot, it doesn't care how many insults you throw at it. Just report and move on.

Micromot ,

I think the insult was directed at the owner of the bot

0ops ,

Lmao it's not even the official website. It's fan-made? I didn't know Subway had fans, let alone fans that dedicated

CodeName ,

Who even needs an "ultimate guide" to basic ass Subway sandwiches? They aren't complicated.

JustUseMint ,

I am a "ask me anything" Tech, ask me anything!

Johanno ,

How long can you hold the handle once it's attached to a fully loaded battery?

ouRKaoS ,

For the rest of your life

vaionko ,

Not really. You're not gonna get a shock, you'll just get very severe burns.

MasterNerd ,
@MasterNerd@lemm.ee avatar

I think the handle's a little short

xavier666 ,
@xavier666@lemm.ee avatar

The maker is probably not aware of the current battery sizes

SaltyIceteaMaker ,
@SaltyIceteaMaker@iusearchlinux.fyi avatar

He might be schocked by a batteries potential

xavier666 ,
@xavier666@lemm.ee avatar

While making such devices, one should be grounded to reality to avoid making such mistakes

SomeBoyo ,

We don't know. There is no banana for scale.

Natanael ,

Banana plugs for scale

milicent_bystandr ,

The three types of circuit:

  • short circuit
  • long circuit
  • banana circuit
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