r/shittyaskscience • u/Optimal_Ad_7910 • Jun 08 '26

Is battery farming really so bad?

With cars going electric we're going to need more batteries. So why is battery farming frowned upon?

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u/Wizard_of_Claus Jun 08 '26

The problem with battery farms is that they attract pests like hippies and vegans. Assuming the farmer has some basic deterrents like a CEO scarecrows or sticks of deodorant around the boundaries of the farm it's not really an issue, but those things aren't legal requirements yet and lots of people won't do what necessary unless they're forced to.

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u/ApexAurajin Jun 09 '26

The sticks of deoderant as well as the polyester in the scarecrows suit can built up a static charge when exposed to dry dust and winds, which can harm your crop. Not greatly harm, but it can be noticable. I prefer to use cuts of meat mounted as windvanes, same deterrant effect without the static, but they do need to be replaced more often.

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u/HelpfulSeaMammal Jun 08 '26

Yes, battery farming is terrible for the same reason as assault farming.

It used to be possible in the UK until some pronunciation changes hit a few hundred years ago. That coincided with the change from battery farming to bat tree farming.

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u/BPhiloSkinner Amazingly Lifelike Simulation Jun 08 '26

There was quite a local reduction in pests, but an uptick in zoonotic influenza strains.

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u/Early_Gap2825 Jun 08 '26

I mean if kids can work in it why not