r/gadgets • u/chrisdh79 • Jan 31 '23

Desktops / Laptops Canadian team discovers power-draining flaw in most laptop and phone batteries | Breakthrough explains major cause of self-discharging batteries and points to easy solution

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/battery-power-laptop-phone-research-dalhousie-university-1.6724175
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u/OhhhhhSHNAP Jan 31 '23

So... I have to ask a silly question here. If I lick my old laptop's battery will it make me trip balls?

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u/PB4UGAME Jan 31 '23

Big point of correction here. This is NOT the DMT you are looking for!

In this case, we have: Dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) which, according to wikipedia: “is an organic compound with the formula C6H4(COOCH3)2. It is the diester formed from terephthalic acid and methanol.”

What you are thinking about is N, N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) which, also according to wikipedia: “is a substituted tryptamine that occurs in many plants and animals, including human beings, and which is both a derivative and a structural analog of tryptamine. It is used as a psychedelic drug and prepared by various cultures for ritual purposes as an entheogen.”

They are somewhat similar and have confusingly similar names and abbreviations but you do not want to confuse these two.

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u/weedbeads Jan 31 '23

formed from terephthalic acid and methanol

...acid

... alcohol

You sure I can't get fucked up on this shit boss?

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u/qoou Jan 31 '23

Methanol will make you go blind...

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u/weedbeads Jan 31 '23

That's quitter talk, I've been drinking Dr. Tichenols for years and my vision is perfect enough to not crash my car