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The following interaction just took place between me and the child (6F)

Cue the periodic beeping of a smoke detector needing fresh batteries.

The child: what is that?

Me: a beep

TC: what is the beep trying to tell us?

Me: it's a reminder to beep

TC: BEEP!

Me: BEEP!

And so on and so forth for the next several minutes.

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[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Sadly, without a new battery in the smoke detector, the house burned down shortly after. (The detector was so busy beeping due to its low battery that nobody realized it started beeping because of smoke.)

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

There was a battery in there - how would it beep otherwise?

[–] brisk@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wired with battery backup is a thing; those beep when the battery is low or missing

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 2 points 2 days ago

Yes - I believe it's effectively required by law in most places nowadays so it has multiple sources of power to increase the odds of it working when needed.

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You are correct.

Fixed.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The beeps are very different, so I'm afraid you're fix doesn't really work either.

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

It may not work for you and your child because you know the difference. However, it will work as a joke for other people because they will not know.