OK Duracell!

[Strick9]

Found this on Reddit:

I don’t know about other countries but I know that this is true in Mexico. Since in some places the water is so dirty, peoples teeth are stained brown by it. They will open up the battery and very carefly brush it on thier teeth to remove the stains. I’m guessing that’s one reason why this is printed on ther box……

This is actually a legitimate warning! In many places in Africa, particularly West African countries like Mali or Cote Ivoire many youth use car batteries and other batteries fluids as a means of achieving brilliant white teeth. They usually brush or apply with twigs every 6 months. Source: I’ve seen it first hand.

Behind each sign and warning someone somewhere tried to do it.

[Jerommel]

sick…

[Ejected_Filament]

Gives new meaning to cool white…

[Pulsar13]

Well, I believe someone somewhere had done it.

What’s the chemical that can whiten teeth in there? Just the alkali? If so, there are so many more alternatives wouldn’t there (e.g baking soda)?

[Jerommel]

Africa…
where poverty and vanity meet…

[pacbough]

I like how the battery has been squeezed and rolled like a toothpaste tube too.

[Jerommel]

Yeah, suggesting just what they warn you about….

[Ricflair]

Something is awry. How is it that on Duracell 9 volt batteries the package doesn’t have a warning against Tongue Voltage Testing?? I have been doing that for years! Works well, i think?? H)

Seriously, toothpaste? Wow. I guess that is natures way of thinning the herd. I would never do something so dumb!! That is just plain stupid!

PS: How long is it safe to leave it on? :Sp

[Bucketthead]

@Ricflair

Something is awry. How is it that on Duracell 9 volt batteries the package doesn’t have a warning against Tongue Voltage Testing?? I have been doing that for years! Works well, i think?? H)

Seriously, toothpaste? Wow. I guess that is natures way of thinning the herd. I would never do something so dumb!! That is just plain stupid!

PS: How long is it safe to leave it on? :Sp

Why would you use your tongue? Is that not why we have kids? Let them do it. Unfortunately mine only did it once so I had to have another one. Let me tell you a dmm is much cheaper!

[blfdemigod]

What happens if the stuff touches your gums?

[Boaz]

They noticed all the patients they electro shocked at the mental institute had the whitest teeth they'd ever seen.

Results just got better when they started asking them to bite down on a duraloop.

I like how the energizer bunny seems to be in on this.

[HKJ]

@Boaz

I like how the energizer bunny seems to be in on this.

It is the Duracell bunny, it was copied by Energizer about 15 years later.

[blfdemigod]

wow durabunny existed before i was even born http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duracell_Bunny

[8steve88]

@blfdemigod

What happens if the stuff touches your gums?

That guy needs this helpful book-

[blfdemigod]

haha, thanks 8steve88, that first pic made me bust out laughing. reminds me so much of a hippo for some reason...

[gdpower]

is it really work?make the tooth looks more white? let me try it, since i have a lot of battery cells, woow :bigsmile:

[spydernico]

:bigsmile:
Yes, post some photo then !

[gdpower]

after one week,i take some pic and show here,but who knows which brand battery will be better >)

[Dimbo_The_Blinky]

@Bucketthead

Let me tell you a dmm is much cheaper!

Not in the long run. You can’t steal the Wealth from your DMM when it gets older.

As to “creative chemistry”…

From the Duracell MSDS:

Note the Bottom Line: “Damaged battery will release concentrated ”potassium hydroxide”:http://askville.amazon.com/primary-potassium-hydroxide/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=14780183, which is caustic.” It is also, essentially, BLEACH, just like what you pour out of a bottle onto your clothes, just more expensive.

So much for hating poor brown people…

[bladesmith3]

tastes terrible. :_(