let’s set up a date and time for a doper global lick, preferably with a fresh battery but any 9V will do.
I’ve done it, but now I’m compelled to make sure I teach this to my 7 year-old son.
I can’t wait until I have a son and get to teach him about all the *interesting *things of the world.
Don’t forget to show him how to take a big whiff out of a bottle of Ammonia. My dad taught me that one.
It’s the smell of…discovery.
We just replaced the batteries in the smoke detectors. I tried to convince my 8 year old to stick his tongue on the new batteries but he refused. Of course, he has a brother who will lick/eat anything at all but he’s only a year old and that… well, it probably wouldn’t be right.
Hmm…
I do it all the time. I use 9 volts in all my guitar pedals, and I replace them pretty frequently.
I used to do it all the time. I had a little radio that ran on 9-volts that I listened to a lot, and I belonged to the ‘free battery’ club at Radio Shack, so I could run it for free! Those Radio Shack batteries must not have been much good, because I don’t remember ever getting that much of a shock out of them, more like a strong tingle. I sure remember that feeling well.
Really? Licking a battery specifically to get zapped by it doesn’t strike you as a stereotypically guy thing to do?
Ditto that! I can feel that weird, tingly, acid sensation on my tongue right now.
I think I have, but I’m not sure.
I remember my dad telling me not to do it in a way that implied not doing it would make me a total wuss. So of course I did it.
Sure. Lots. There are people who haven’t?
I’ve done it, but never on a good battery. I don’t think I would even try it now, as I am now much more adverse to unpleasant situations.
I haven’t, even though I’ve heard of it, and I won’t. What the hell would be the point?
Mmmmm… 9 volts…
To see if it has any kick.
''Gee, I wonder if this small appliance or smoke alarm has gone to heck or whether this here 9-volt battery is dead."
::lick battery terminals::
“Mmmm… that is the tasty goodness and mild zap of electric current; seems fine to me”
::investigates further the demise of the smoke detector::
It’s fun and tells you how much juice is left in the battery.
so you won’t be in the minority.
Wow, it’s like being in a club. People that haven’t tried it have no idea and probably can’t imagine it even if it’s described really well. People that have tried it all know exactly what the experience is like, and there seems to be no disagreement about it. It’s been years for me, and I can recall it with remarkable accuracy.
The IFMVM (1) club.
- I Forgot My VoltMeter.
the other fun (read: hilariously unsafe) thing to do is take advantage of the terminal design and string a bunch of 9 volts together in series. Pretty sparks.