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Youtuber Spiritplumber devised a cheap and relatively-simple way to extend your cell phone's battery life. Recording video on smart phones is notorious for draining your juice and he claims this workaround can last a few hours with just a couple of bucks. Or you can go the less ugly but more expensive route and just pick up one of these guys.

http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-Instant-Charger-Lithium-universal/dp/B002FU6KF2/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1320097675&sr=8-1

Computer battery broken? No problem! Just weld on a 12V boat battery. 70 pounds is a bit much for a "portable computer," but it's better than no computer at all!

I'll bet it's still not as durable as a peanut phone, though.

Which is a more utile tool? A hot glue gun, or duct tape? I'll let you be the judge.

If you run out of button batteries for your stereo remote, just replace it with a AA, some tape and some spare wires.

If any of my toys had C or D batteries growing up, I instantly liked them less. ~Not-So-Handy Andy

And sometimes, where there's a will, there's also about 50 different safety hazards.

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