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I would rather die in a fire than ever have to hear that fucking chirp telling me to change that fucking battery again.

I would rather die in a fire than ever have to hear that fucking chirp telling me to change that fucking battery again.

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bro there's a little mechanism on the back to stop the chirp

are you sure you're white?

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Did you know that that little red light is radioactive? If you have one of them in your home, it's like getting a chest x-ray every few hours. lol

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Actually, there are two different types of smoke detectors: one that uses lasers and one that uses americium to ionize air using alpha particles (alpha particles are so weak that they can’t penetrate the plastic box that it’s inside of).

The White part in all of this is knowing that both types of smoke detectors are better at detecting different types of fires.

Please, continue shitting on one another though.

🍿😀

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I don't like the sound of that americium. Sounds like you might be queer.

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No, the light isn't radioactive. Yes, there is (usually) radioactive material inside. No, you aren't exposed to significant amounts of radiation from it. You get more radiation from what's left over from atom bomb experiments than from smoke detectors.

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Ok agent double-o shad, I believe you. /s <jk>

Still don't want one in my house.

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chirp

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:::Uncle Jimbo's voice::: "Wha' were dat?""

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A white man would just replace the batteries.

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I'm not saying they have cameras in them hooked up to a network of micro drones swarming over every population center live streaming your living room directly to mossad headquarters, I just find them intrusive.

If you ever set one of them off by walking into a room after spending a few days in the woods because you smelled like a campfire, you'd know what I mean. (This is hyperbole, of course).

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I smell like campfire all the time. We own a tree company and burn massive piles of wood daily, and I have fireplace in the house. Mine doesn't go off unless I leave something in the toaster to long.

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Perhaps your "smoke detector" is not sensitive enough. The ones the government installed in every place I ever worked plucked dust samples from the air around you to record your dna. Working your own land as you do, I'm sure they only have a few of those stealth drones assigned specifically to your property. Why do you think you can only buy aluminum foil anymore? Tin foil worked. lol

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White people change the battery every time we move our clocks forward or back.

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Came here to say this. I keep 9 volt batteries on hand just for the detectors.

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No surprise as you've dedicated your whole life to maintaining a computer intelligence. Tell Mike I said hello. The smoke detector is a harsh mistress.

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No surprise as you've dedicated your whole life to maintaining a computer intelligence. Tell Mike I said hello.

That's more Manny's role than mine, but I'll pass along your regards.

The smoke detector is a harsh mistress.

It makes a person loonie.

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I rotate my smoke detectors every time I get an oil change.