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Old 10-08-09   #11 (permalink)
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And are they even rechargeable? Once the source has decayed to a certain point, that really can't be reversed...if I understand it right.

^Obviously, I'm just trying to wrap my head around some applications I could use it for...

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Not to mention the fact that they would still continue to decay even if you weren't using them. So if your battery gets 400 hours, you'd better get your $10,000 worth and buy a lot of energy drinks to go with it.
Damn you B- decay! I said stop! I'm done using the laptop!
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Obviously they aren't rechargeable. Here's something very similar to these 'nuclear batteries' that has existed since the 60s http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiois...tric_generator
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Sorry, I just bumped into your iPhone and wiped out an entire city block, my bad.
Yes, I'm sure they'll be sure to pack the outside with a explosive casing so it can double as a mini-nuke...

The only real safety concern is the radiation. You thought the laptop's heat would cook your future kids, wait till you see what we invented...

Also, I'm sure the cells could be harvested afterwards to create a dirty bomb if you got enough of them.
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buy a few hundred batteries ---> dirty bomb
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$4000 later....
I think you forgot to add a few zeros after the "$4000". Quite a few indeed.

I honestly doubt this will be something practical. At least not in this lifetime.

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Fallout 3, anyone?
yes in the sense that they used nuclear powered electric cars
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Dude you are totally on some FBI watch list now. Great job.
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