Muddyvalley wrote:
Wow! A battery dropped in a glass of vinegar will turn the glass into plastic!
I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it on the internet!
There should be a warning on all bottles on vinegar not to use it to wash windows during cold weather. Static electricity will cause the window to turn plastic and melt! :-)
I think a lot of those battery magic tricks started up about when rare earth magnets showed up on eBay.