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Viligant_Warrior

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mailmandan said:
Why are there no "B" batteries?
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Better yet, why are there "C" batteries? Aren't the first three sizes taken up by "A", "AA", and "AAA"? If you're not going to have "B" batteries, then you shouldn't have a "C" either. The next battery after "AAA" ought to be "D."

Is anyone following my thinking here, or am I just ranting aimlessly?
 
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lumberjack

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Miri said:
Urm no we are the only ones to drive on the right side of the road which is the left side of course. :D
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greater part of the world disagrees
 
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seed_time_harvest

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Miri said:
All I know is I doubt they will be any worse than me. I gave up trying to learn how to drive. Every time it rained i wanted to stop, not very practical if you live in the UK.
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Yep if you are not driving now this might be the type car for you.They say its safer.Might help with the cost of insurance and bring the number of accidents down,ect... who knows what technology is going to come up with next.
 
p_rehbein

p_rehbein

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Viligant_Warrior said:
Better yet, why are there "C" batteries? Aren't the first three sizes taken up by "A", "AA", and "AAA"? If you're not going to have "B" batteries, then you shouldn't have a "C" either. The next battery after "AAA" ought to be "D."

Is anyone following my thinking here, or am I just ranting aimlessly?
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yeah, I'm going with that :)
 
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jennymae

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Viligant_Warrior said:
Better yet, why are there "C" batteries? Aren't the first three sizes taken up by "A", "AA", and "AAA"? If you're not going to have "B" batteries, then you shouldn't have a "C" either. The next battery after "AAA" ought to be "D."

Is anyone following my thinking here, or am I just ranting aimlessly?
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The latter...:p
 
p_rehbein

p_rehbein

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sigh...........One more time: From the Stupid Questions Answered Website

Regarding the "B battery":

Before there were "chips", or even transistors, there were devices called vaccuum tubes which performed the same functions. In order to operate, tubes required two voltages: a low voltage to operate the "filament", or "heater", which generated heat necessary for the tube to operate, and a high voltage which actually did the work.

The low voltage battery in portable radios was called the "A" battery. The high voltage battery was called the "B" battery.

You can't find B batteries anymore because there is no need for them. So
there you have it!

Regarding the unanswered question about battery sizes, "B" size batteries were once relatively common. Old type "B" batteries were once used in tube type portable radios. There was also an "A" battery to power the tube filament. The "B" battery had a relatively high voltage - from 22.5 Volts to over 90 Volts. The "A" battery was a lower voltage battery 1.5 Volts to 9 Volts. You can still find these in antique shops.

Why are there no B batteries? There are AA's and even AAA's, C's and D's...but what happened to B?

Please refer to this site for more info (Building a TransOceanic battery pack), I would really not like to type the whole thing out. The gist is that A and B sized were used in old antique radios. They do exist and are still made by Eveready in 22.5, 45 and 67.5 volt batteries. I have attached 2 pictures, one of an old B and and one of a current production
 
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blue_ladybug

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it's April and Vermont is having a snowstorm.. :mad:
 
blue_ladybug

blue_ladybug

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I'm tired, bored, hungry and totally disgusted at this stupid weather.
 
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oldthennew

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come on down to Florida, Blue,
we'll go to the beach and do some fishin',
or
you can look for some beautiful shells or shark's teeth.
we'll bring a cooler full of food and drink and some
beach chairs with umbrellas to lounge around in -
and just relax and soak-up some rays.:cool::)
guaranteed you will forget about the rest of the
world for a few hours as you soak-in your
surroundings so heavy with natural pleasures.
 
mailmandan

mailmandan

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Viligant_Warrior said:
Better yet, why are there "C" batteries? Aren't the first three sizes taken up by "A", "AA", and "AAA"? If you're not going to have "B" batteries, then you shouldn't have a "C" either. The next battery after "AAA" ought to be "D."
Is anyone following my thinking here, or am I just ranting aimlessly?
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I guess battery sizes don't follow the same pattern as bra sizes.
 
mailmandan

mailmandan

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blue_ladybug said:
I'm tired, bored, hungry and totally disgusted at this stupid weather.
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You have been tired, bored and hungry too much lately. You need an all-inclusive vacation here! I was just there last week. 84 degrees and sunny! :)

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Miri

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A doctor friend told me that it is not possible to sneeze with your eyes open,
that if you could your eye balls would pop out!

I should imagine the first part is correct, would someone like to try the second part and let me know how it goes!
 
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inthewind

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My dog play attacks me when I sneeze and some times he attacks before I even know I am about to sneeze so I am going to keep my eyes open double wide next time and Ill let you know. Hey maybe that's where Barney Google got his goo goo googely eyes....never mind you wouldn't know who he was.
 
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Miri said:
A doctor friend told me that it is not possible to sneeze with your eyes open,
that if you could your eye balls would pop out!

I should imagine the first part is correct, would someone like to try the second part and let me know how it goes!
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This was actually tested on a tv show....you won't lose your eyes....
 
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Miri

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inthewind said:
My dog play attacks me when I sneeze and some times he attacks before I even know I am about to sneeze so I am going to keep my eyes open double wide next time and Ill let you know. Hey maybe that's where Barney Google got his goo goo googely eyes....never mind you wouldn't know who he was.
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PS. He also told me it's not possible to tickle yourself and also when you are afraid you produce more ear wax.
so if you are gonna try the eyeball thing, you might want to test the other two out as well.
Oh and do send some pictures ;)
 
p_rehbein

p_rehbein

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kodiak said:
This was actually tested on a tv show....you won't lose your eyes....
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uh, er, hmm, you might want to ask Maxwell about that........he's down to just the one now....... :)
 
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inthewind

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Miri said:
PS. He also told me it's not possible to tickle yourself and also when you are afraid you produce more ear wax.
so if you are gonna try the eyeball thing, you might want to test the other two out as well.
Oh and do send some pictures ;)
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My dog let me know I was about to sneeze last night so I held my eyes open with my fingers and I am pretty sure they did not pop out. Sorry, no pictures. My wife gave me a quick haircut the other day without wearing her glasses which did cause me a little fear, particularly when she trimmed around my ears. I was going to ask her if she noticed any excessive ear wax flow but decided the health of my earlobe was ,more important.

You have a very informative doctor. The only trivia knowledge my doctor ever told me was that, where he came from, a good whack from a bible was used on occasion to resolve the carpal tunnel bump that I had on my wrist.
 
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Miri

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inthewind said:
My dog let me know I was about to sneeze last night so I held my eyes open with my fingers and I am pretty sure they did not pop out. Sorry, no pictures. My wife gave me a quick haircut the other day without wearing her glasses which did cause me a little fear, particularly when she trimmed around my ears. I was going to ask her if she noticed any excessive ear wax flow but decided the health of my earlobe was ,more important.

You have a very informative doctor. The only trivia knowledge my doctor ever told me was that, where he came from, a good whack from a bible was used on occasion to resolve the carpal tunnel bump that I had on my wrist.
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Aaaarghhhh ha ha ha. So funny.

Next time ask her to trim your hair with the garden shears without her glasses, then ask if she can see extra ear wax! That's assuming your head is still attached. You might have bigger problems than ear wax if it isn't!
Ps didn't your wife wonder why you were trying to prise your eyes open.

It was a doctor friend that told me these things rather than my own GP - but my own GP has got a zany sense of humour also.
 
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