• muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works
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      1 day ago

      False. Alkaline batteries are never completely empty. They are just too low to be used for what they are in. Move them to another device and they again.

      The heat death of the universe will be delayed by a bag of AA’s in a landfill

      • yopyop@sh.itjust.works
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        Well, if I cannot operate an IR remote anymore I consider the batteries empty because I won’t be able to do anything else with them. I’ll dispose of them properly, but I won’t tell you ;-)

    • ferric_carcinization@lemmy.ml
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      2 days ago

      Completely empty? You’re sure that there isn’t any juice left? I haven’t tried opening a leaky one, but I’d guess that there’s still at least a few drops left.