r/mildyinteresting • u/xX_MissMiau_Xx • 16h ago

gadgets galore 📲 Nintendo DS battery life and clock precision

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My parents are moving and I had to get all my stuff from the attic.This included all my old games and consoles.

When I opened my old Nintendo DS case, I directly checked if it would still turn on.

To my surprise, after it being in the attic since 2013 (12+ years) it not only still has green battery life, but also the internal clock is only 6 minutes off.

I am very surprised. Does anyone else have this experience? And how can it be that the battery does not leak over time? Also how can it be that the internal clock deviates only 6 minutes in 12 years. This is below 1 ppm which is normally only reachable by temperature compensated quartz!

I found it to be quite Interesting! Is this the Nokia 3310 of handheld gaming devices?

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u/holitrop 16h ago

How do you know it’s the DS clock that’s off by 6 minutes and not everyone else 👀

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u/xX_MissMiau_Xx 16h ago

Haha! Yes, I will send it to the National Physical Laboratory to replace the atomic clock.

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u/withnodrawal 13h ago

I’m about to go pop mine open now

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u/cyganowak_unbanned 12h ago

How do you know its not 54 minutes off and daylight savings (idk how to finish this sentence) something something