Comment by oshaboy on 31/01/2025 at 22:15 UTC

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View submission: Anyone have examples of reviews like this?

Not really "violating physics" but I got these credit card sized solar calculators that had terrible reviews because people claimed they "charged it in the light" for days and it still doesn't work unless you shine a light on it.

The calculator had no battery or even room for one and definitely no charging circuit. It was literally just a solar panel connected to an off the shelf IC and an LCD screen. You can't even see the screen without light so I don't know why people cared.

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Comment by a_singular_perhap at 02/02/2025 at 16:57 UTC

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...Okay, in fairness, why the fuck wouldn't it have a tiny battery? That's so dumb.