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Default What is that whiteish stuff on bad batteries (ruins stuff)?

On Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:15:35 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
wrote:

On Fri, 14 Aug 2015 14:32:12 +0000 (UTC), Steven Bornfeld
wrote:

John Robertson wrote:

You want to let it soak in for a while, and using a wooden skewer or
similar to dislodge any caked material is good...


Would urine work?


Only in the morning:
http://www.chemcraft.net/acidph2.html
In a pH balanced body. urine is slightly acid in the morning,
(pH = 6.5 - 7.0) generally becoming more alkaline (pH = 7.5 - 8.0)
by evening in healthy people primarily because no food or beverages
are consumed while sleeping. Whereas, during the day the body
buffers the pH of the food and beverages consumed by releasing
electrolytes and the pH level goes up. This process allows the
kidneys to begin the elimination process slowly.


Also, if you're a meat eater or cannibal:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine#pH
A diet which is high in protein from meat and dairy, as
well as alcohol consumption can reduce urine pH, whilst potassium
and organic acids such as from diets high in fruit and vegetables
can increase the pH and make it more alkaline.

So, if you're going to clean up your leaky battery residue with urine,
do it in the morning, after a steak breakfast.

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