Here is how to revive a dead car battery in an emergency

@VotreAmie (3028)
United States
April 27, 2007 11:37pm CST
Read in the Reader's Digest magazine. To revive a dead car battery in an emergency add a couple of aspirin in the battery itself to charge it one more time and this may help you get to the closest service station.
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brimia
@brimia (6581)
• United States
28 Apr 07
Wow, that's a great tip...I'd never heard that before.
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danishcanadian
@danishcanadian (28955)
• Canada
28 Apr 07
That's interesting, I've never heard of that before. I subscribe to the Canadian Reader's Digest, and I love the little tips and tricks they give. When I am in the States, I buy the American ones at the supermarket. I like the little differences between the two countries publications/
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elisa812
@elisa812 (3026)
• United States
3 May 07
Wow, I've never heard anything like that before. Thanks for sharing that, it's very useful information!
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Modestah
@Modestah (11179)
• United States
28 Jan 08
wow, I would have never thought of putting aspirins in my roadside emergency kit... lol, what a great tip if ever it should be needed! I keep one of those battery charging devices to jumpstart the car yourself, in my trunk area - it has come in handy more than once.
poeavor
@poeavor (1)
• United States
20 Nov 09
I dout this will work plus it may damage the battery if you charge it afterwards. But I will try it once to test it, who knows. For an interesting article about this subject, please go here: flatratetech. com Regards Pedro Talavera.
kukkad
@kukkad (511)
• India
11 May 07
Wow...... thats a very useful tip. I am sure I would do that very soon. We have a couple of cars in the household and we do not use all the cars....... and at times a car is like........ not started for almost more than 2 weeks and then we get the starting problems. I think one of the car is having that problem right now. Tomorrow I have a day off........ and I sure would try this and see if it really helps. Thanks a lot VotreAmie....... its great when we share such tips to help each other...... you are getting a big "+" for this one...... :)