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title: The Battery That’s Lasted 176 Years — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/the-battery-thats-lasted-176-years/
date: 2016-08-22
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# The Battery That’s Lasted 176 Years

In a laboratory at Oxford University sits the Oxford Electric Bell, which has spent 176 years constantly ringing. And no-one’s quite sure what the battery that powers it is made of…