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xkcd #3100: Alert Sound

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With a good battery, the device can easily last for 5 or 10 years, although the walls probably won't.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3100/

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[–] zod000@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I got so much mileage out of my annoy-o-tron and the second version that had a few "spooky" sounds added as options. The fact that it had a magnet on the back made it so easy to hide in an office because it could stick to the backs of so many things. The most successful were the backs of (or bottom of if on wheels) filing cabinets,