Ad from an issue of Popular Science Magazine telling people to burn their old batteries because the burning zinc may help clean your chimney. Also, colorful flames. 1951.
Ad from an issue of Popular Science Magazine telling people to burn their old batteries because the burning zinc may help clean your chimney. Also, colorful flames. 1951.
And burning lead acid batteries smell like… what was I … uhhhhhh.
RamboJane on
And the fumes make a lovely sedative.
redbob70 on
May
st4rgoon on
you can still do this if you just don’t fucking care anymore
kilofeet on
Tbf there’s lots of things that may help clean your chimney. Bleach, bats, orphans with those really long scratchy sticks, vitamin D, water. Who knows what else may clean a chimney until we try it?
commanderquill on
May? Man, don’t give advice if you don’t at least *think* you know what it does.
PizzaWhole9323 on
I would just like to honor all of the before moments that have come before.. when we didn’t have fail army yet. And that’s how great grandpa lost an eye.
DojaViking on
Is there a risk of explosion? Not that I’m condoning this at all LOL but if you did it in a campfire would it still light up and look cool?
For the record, please nobody try this. It’s not good for the environment I’m sure I’m just curious
hiddengirl1992 on
Remember seeing someone explain that these weren’t the same kinda batteries we use today, the toxic chemicals were very minimal and they were mostly zinc which did actually help with soot or smth. I don’t know, just remembering a thing.
mrspelunx on
This sounds like a Cave Johnson solution.
Particular-Leg-8484 on
I’ve always wondered what the 2025 equivalent of this ad would be, as in what is “advice” right now that in another 50 years people will be like “oh god wtf”
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On today’s toxic tips
Is this what’s wrong with Boomers?
And burning lead acid batteries smell like… what was I … uhhhhhh.
And the fumes make a lovely sedative.
May
you can still do this if you just don’t fucking care anymore
Tbf there’s lots of things that may help clean your chimney. Bleach, bats, orphans with those really long scratchy sticks, vitamin D, water. Who knows what else may clean a chimney until we try it?
May? Man, don’t give advice if you don’t at least *think* you know what it does.
I would just like to honor all of the before moments that have come before.. when we didn’t have fail army yet. And that’s how great grandpa lost an eye.
Is there a risk of explosion? Not that I’m condoning this at all LOL but if you did it in a campfire would it still light up and look cool?
For the record, please nobody try this. It’s not good for the environment I’m sure I’m just curious
Remember seeing someone explain that these weren’t the same kinda batteries we use today, the toxic chemicals were very minimal and they were mostly zinc which did actually help with soot or smth. I don’t know, just remembering a thing.
This sounds like a Cave Johnson solution.
I’ve always wondered what the 2025 equivalent of this ad would be, as in what is “advice” right now that in another 50 years people will be like “oh god wtf”