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Cups dropped onto a tiled floor don't bounce. :(
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On a similar vein I discovered as a lad that golf balls don't bounce off shed windows!! :-D
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Ah, did you know that a blown light bulb bounces and a good one doesn't,😊
I've found it's the easiest way to test if you are unsure😂
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That reminds me of Dad's method of testing matches, you simply run it along the side of the box amd if it bursts into flame its a good one, so you blow it out and put it back in the box!! :-D
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If you have two AA batteries, one of which has a full charge and the other has no charge, if you drop them at the same time onto a hard surface the 'empty' battery will bounce higher. Strange but true! (This will work for other batteries).
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Hell Razor5543 wrote: 19 Jun 2022, 13:38 If you have two AA batteries, one of which has a full charge and the other has no charge, if you drop them at the same time onto a hard surface the 'empty' battery will bounce higher. Strange but true! (This will work for other batteries).
Try that with car batteries you'll have acid on your feet. :)
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Gibbo2286 wrote: 19 Jun 2022, 16:05
Hell Razor5543 wrote: 19 Jun 2022, 13:38 If you have two AA batteries, one of which has a full charge and the other has no charge, if you drop them at the same time onto a hard surface the 'empty' battery will bounce higher. Strange but true! (This will work for other batteries).
Try that with car batteries you'll have acid on your feet. :)
OK, I should have added "This will work for other portable device, non-rechargeable replaceable batteries".
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