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I came up with this question right after I wanted to take apart a microwave to see why it wasn't heating anything before I remembered that that's a very, VERY bad idea

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Is it true they can hold on to a charge for decades? I was told that but it seemed unlikely.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

I'm treating them like guns. Assume they're loaded until you prove otherwise.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

The coating on the inside of the tube can behave like a Leyden jar caps can accumulate charge over time even without an obvious power source.