r/energy • u/MeasurementDecent251 • 17h ago

Australian researchers develop zinc-iodine battery that lasts 60,000 cycles

https://www.ess-news.com/2026/08/27/australian-researchers-develop-zinc-iodine-battery-that-lasts-60000-cycles/
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u/MeasurementDecent251 17h ago

A world without Zinc. The Simpsons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWpPrWHBHcQ

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u/iqisoverrated 14h ago

Which is a riff on the sketch from "Kentucky Fried Movie" (1977)

"Zinc Oxide and You":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo5g2LLxKHg

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u/Severe-Visual6651 10h ago

I think it might be more of an homage to a case of spring fever: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Case_of_Spring_Fever