# Aspirin for Battery?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/aspirin-for-battery/59708>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, batteries, 1500\
**Created:** [January 8, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aspirin-for-battery/59708 "2011-01-08T17:25:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aspirin-for-battery/59708/11 "2011-01-10T13:07:56Z")

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Did the article in Mental Floss magazine also state that when you are in pain, putting a knife underneath your bed will cut your pain in half? That old wives’ tale has about the same level of validity as the aspirin in the battery suggestion.

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