Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
yikes.

Household batteries are alkaline. I've had plenty of batteries leak over the years, but nothing like that ... I wonder if maybe someone put it in with the polarity reversed??
I think she did actually have it in with the polarity reversed...not entirely sure as that's not really what I was paying attention to at the time but I think it was in backwards. Yikes is right! To answer Mimi's question, there was no shocking experience involved .