Flower power batteries

[frauenfelder]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/10/16/look-at-these-cool-japanese-butter-implements.html

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[Grey_Devil]

Great packaging, but pretty ironic to have flower power packaging on something that is really toxic when discarded.

[AnthonyI]

I’m surprised they held up so well and not leak messy acid sludge.

[Lexisaurus]

Any juice left?

[Thermironic]

@AnthonyI

I’m surprised they held up so well and not leak messy acid sludge.

Thanks to the presence of a very small amount of Mercury, batteries of that era often aged gracefully. The harms far outweighed the benefits though.

[Bemopolis]

OK Bloomer.

[TacoChucks]

The one time I wished it was a BB Store post…

[Sludge]

@frauenfelder

Flower Power batteries by Transogram, 1960s.

That’s when they were on acid.

Just show myself out?

[hecep]

@Lexisaurus

Any juice left?

I think they lost “energy” when the Summer of Love ended.

[Hypoxia]

Screw this wimp-oid stuff. Go with opium poppies, the Power Flowers. Kick old Buddha’s gong, y’all.

[YankInNewZealand]