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Incredible money-saving hack

 
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I have personally saved over $1337 using this technique!

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$1337 indeed.
 
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Nice, but who will be the first to try and report back. Personally I have then rechargeable ones.

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Ahh, but I bet the lifetime of the 4 AA 6 volt solution is not as long as the 32 AA 6 volt solution, hence the gag.

I have found though that in devices with two or more batteries, you can switch the order of the batteries to squeeze out some more life when they start running low.

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You should see the assortment inside an automotive battery! It's a veritable battery of batteries! :roll:
 
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Originally posted by marc weber:
You should see the assortment inside an automotive battery! It's a veritable battery of batteries! :roll:


I thought those things were full of an acidic cesspool.
 
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I got to thinkin', if all those batteries were in series, that'd be over 40V. But having 4 series sets of 4 batteries in parallel would be around 6V, right?

The video is a hoax, according to some.

I'm not sure. I imagine it could vary from brand to brand. I imagine the bigger battery companies would be especially worried about people following the trick, and so would be less likely to load up 32 AAs like that.
 
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Using this technique I have not only saved money but lost about 20 pounds, Im eating healthy, my energy levels are up and my sex life is great. Thanks gagfilms.com
 
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