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Posted: **Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:23 pm**

Right, some of you lot are smart folks, or at least have access to books with information. Something odd happened and I need science wizz's such as yourselves to explain.

I have a AAA battery in my pocket.
I'm testing a game all day.
After 6 hours my pocket suddenly feels very, very warm.
I take the AAA battery out of said pocket and its burning the skin hot. Really goddamn you touch it and you yelp in pain hot. (I know, I passed it around the group.)
The battery has finally cooled after about 5 to 10 minutes.

So... How? How did this battery get so damn hot in my pocket?

The only 2 options presented thus far are:
1 - I'm a damn freak.
2 - After testing a puzzle game all day my latent physic powers are awakening.

Whats the real deal?

Posted: **Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:05 pm**

You had change or keys in that same pocket. Metal objects touch the two ends of the battery and conduct electricity to create current flow. Such a large amount of current with so little resistance means that current flows really, really fast, and the friction between the electron flow and the atomic mass of the metal generates heat. Which generates burnt Cho fingers.

Posted: **Sat Sep 15, 2007 3:47 pm**

Aaaah Cool.

Well that answer clears everything up enough for me to actually not bother to question weither or not I had anything else in my pocket with the battery (as I normally don't) and just assume the answer was giving and I'm not turning into some battery heating mutant.

Thank you. Come Monday I'll be able to tell everyone and they'll all be
"Huh? What you talking about!?"
"You looked that up?!"
And negative comments such as that! Word! *high fives*

Posted: **Sat Sep 15, 2007 4:33 pm**

Dang. That means I have to fill your drinking water with more Chemical X...

o.o So does this mean you won't become a Druid with the spell of Heat Metal memorized?

Posted: **Sat Sep 15, 2007 5:53 pm**

If that was it, you're also a bit lucky, since doing that can fairly easily make a battery explode, and that's not something you'd want happening in your pocket, I imagine. :science:

Posted: **Sun Sep 16, 2007 3:06 am**

PriamNevhausten wrote:You had change or keys in that same pocket. Metal objects touch the two ends of the battery and conduct electricity to create current flow. Such a large amount of current with so little resistance means that current flows really, really fast, and the friction between the electron flow and the atomic mass of the metal generates heat. Which generates burnt Cho fingers.

DAAAAAAAMN! that was so sexy!

Posted: **Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:10 am**

Alternately, if you did not have keys or change in that pocket, that's what you get for wearing metal pants. Or being a robot.

Posted: **Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:42 pm**

Impossible, robots do not feel pain.

Posted: **Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:27 pm**

Unless they have...PAIN SENSORS!

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:38 am**

But what if the sensors were set to "tickle"?

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:19 am**

What if Cheney weren't set to "Ornery?"

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:44 am**

"Why? Why was I programmed to feel pain?"

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Need help with science!

Need help with science!