Can l*****g a battery shorten your life span?

Question

I heard , from a friend that if you l**k a battrey then you loose 8 years of yuor life. What I'm wonderings is, is this true? Or just a superstition?

Answer 1

No, it won't kill you. It's a simple test to tell how much how much charge is in a  battery.

Answer 2

There is no reason to think l*****g a battery will shorten your life, unless it's a really powerful battery.  Sounds like fictional superstition to me.

If you're going to l**k a battery make sure it's a 9-volt.

Answer 3

Yes if u can l**k a car battery by getting ur tongue on both the terminals lol!

Answer 4

It's true.  Depends on the battery.  A nine volt will probably just hurt, but can give nerve damage.  A car battery could stop your heart.  Batteries are poisonous and should not be played with like that.  Play with slurpees and brain freeze instead.

Answer 5

Why would anyone WANT to l**k a battery in the first place?

regardless, why 8 years? Why not 7 or 9?

Why not be immediately shocked or electrocuted from the static charge within the battery?

Why not use some common sense?

Answer 6

If you l**k a battery that's strong enough to kill you, it'll take a lot more than 3 years off your life.

But no, l*****g a battery normally causes no permanent harm.  It's just a dumb thing to do, like hitting yourself in the crotch.

Answer 7

It depends on how big the battery is if you did it with a car battery it might.

The average 9 volt for toys, remote controls, etc will not take years off your life.

Answer 8

d**n right

Answer 9

Go ahead give it a good l**k. NO l*****g a battery wont shorten your life.And how old is your friend?

Answer 10

lots of things can shorten your life span.  batteries do have mercury in them, which is a highly toxic metal.  You would not get much by l*****g one but if you licked enough batteries you might have some problems.

Probably best to not l**k batteries.  If your addicted get some help,  I'm not sure there is a batteries anon. or not but maybe one of those other AA type groups could help.