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		prpl on Sept 11, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Battery Spot Welder Made from an Old Microwave a... I used to get a kick in middle school disassembling disposable cameras (unlimited supply since dad worked in a grocery store with a photo lab), charging the circuit, and discharging on coins.

blamazon on Sept 11, 2021 [–]

At my middle school we discharged them on our friends…

prpl on Sept 11, 2021 | | [–]

I would try to do that but you could rarely get it to work reliably. I did get it myself a few times and that was always shocking

Cerium on Sept 11, 2021 | | [–]

I remember very painfully learning that the flash trigger on a disposable camera is not low voltage.

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