My first mp3 player (this was around 2002-ish) was power by an AA-batrery. The next year a model came on the market that was powered by an integrated, rechargable battery. I immediately bought that model, realizing it would instantly be worth the investment, because I would never need another AA-battery again.
Somehow the world at large still hasn’t realized what 12 year old me was able to realize all those years ago.
And here I am in 2026 craving for more AA battery powered devices because internal batteries are harder to replace and I have way too many chargers (USB helped there a bit)
This is the kind of unintelligent pseudo eco the people scare monger about.
Buying new shit cause it’s branded as eco when you don’t need it and could get the benefit without buying it anyway. Just buy rechargeables if you care about money. Or the environment.
So far, oil has been absurdly cheap. Because of that, various industries have been built on the idea of bringing stuff. If oil becomes more expensive, all those industries will suffer, because someone just pulled out one of the cornerstones.
My first mp3 player (this was around 2002-ish) was power by an AA-batrery. The next year a model came on the market that was powered by an integrated, rechargable battery. I immediately bought that model, realizing it would instantly be worth the investment, because I would never need another AA-battery again.
Somehow the world at large still hasn’t realized what 12 year old me was able to realize all those years ago.
The problem is weight. The energy density of fossil fuels is much higher than lithium batteries.
And here I am in 2026 craving for more AA battery powered devices because internal batteries are harder to replace and I have way too many chargers (USB helped there a bit)
This is the kind of unintelligent pseudo eco the people scare monger about.
Buying new shit cause it’s branded as eco when you don’t need it and could get the benefit without buying it anyway. Just buy rechargeables if you care about money. Or the environment.
Young me quickly then learned that integrated lithium ion batteries were not easily replaceable and degraded significantly after 1.5 years…
So far, oil has been absurdly cheap. Because of that, various industries have been built on the idea of bringing stuff. If oil becomes more expensive, all those industries will suffer, because someone just pulled out one of the cornerstones.
you know there are rechargable AAs right? also energy density, range, whatever look it up
So you are suggesting we power planes with mp3 players? I like that idea, where do I donate for the go-fund-me?
Hold my beer…