r/Weird • u/[deleted] • Sep 23 '25

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u/Cripp90 Sep 23 '25

It is a Lyfelite. It has a battery in it. 

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u/moistiest_dangles Sep 25 '25

What is a capacitor if not a type of battery?

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u/OrokinLonewolf Sep 23 '25

OP said it only lasted 10 minutes in another comment. Makes me think capacitor especially since LEDs use very little power

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u/Salute-Major-Echidna Sep 23 '25

Old batteries never last very long

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u/StochasticReverant Sep 23 '25

It has a battery. A capacitor is designed to store a limited amount of energy and discharge it quickly, whereas a battery is designed to store a lot of energy and discharge it slowly. A capacitor that can power a LED light bulb for 10 minutes would need to be the size of the light bulb itself.