Would This Do Anything?

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Would This Do Anything?

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Behold, the classic "let me jump-start my brain" approach! Someone's attempting to apply basic electrical principles to human biology by connecting a 9V battery to their nose. Spoiler alert: your neurons operate on millivolts, not the 9,000 millivolts this battery's packing! The human nervous system uses electrochemical signaling with sodium-potassium pumps maintaining a resting potential of about -70mV across neuronal membranes. Connecting a battery to your nose won't make you smarter or more awake - it'll just give you a weird tingly sensation and possibly a small chemical burn. The "wakey wakey" caption perfectly captures that 3 AM desperation when your neurotransmitters have officially gone on strike. Next time, maybe try coffee instead of turning your olfactory system into a circuit board?

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