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[-] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days 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 3 points 3 days ago

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 ;-)

this post was submitted on 21 Oct 2026
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