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Single-use e-cigarettes contain batteries that last hundreds of cycles despite being discarded (techxplore.com)
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[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 52 points 2 years ago (5 children)

That reminds me of this monstrosity https://www.walmart.com/ip/Neutrogena-Light-Therapy-Acne-Treatment-Face-Mask-1-ct/168984043

You have to buy new "activators" every 30 uses as a way of increasing profits... You know rather than just letting users replace the batteries.

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This seems easy to hack. Just dig into it and hook it up to a wall wort with the applicable resistor, then sell the monstrosity on eBay for 2x the cost.

[–] sarmale@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I can imagine the company suing

[–] Qwaffle_waffle@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I can imagine them fucking off.

[–] Seventhlevin@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I can imagine all of you naked.

[–] kamen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That escalated quickly.

[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I imagined that it would escalate quickly.

[–] YeetPics@mander.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

Wait, you guys are clothed?!

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

Nothing to sue over.

[–] 31337@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] jasondj@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I bought one of those once and when I realized what it was (something disposable that really shouldn’t be) I was quite upset.

It’s 2023 for gods sake we should be able to buy rechargeable teledildonic cock rings at every corner store by now ffs. Alexa, suck my dick.

[–] jasondj@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 years ago

I used to have a radio that would use the leftover battery from a Polaroid 600 cassette.

Iirc that was some sort of a lipo and it handled the flash and motors, but had more than enough power after the paltry 10 pictures were taken to power an AM/FM radio.

[–] Buttons@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You have to buy new “activators” every 30 uses

"Please drink..."

Who knows the rest?

[–] chetradley@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This ancient greentext?

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

60 dollars for 10 dollars worth of electronics with no moving components... of course they wouldn't let you just keep using it for years