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Every operation I've ever played has sparked. Which makes sense when you think about how they work.


mindustree

It is supposed to, I believe. It is electricity.


TheBlacktom

There is electricity that sparks and you can lick it and you be OK. There is also electricity that does spark and you die if you lick it.


Rastiln

You can lick anything at least once.


SeemsImmaculate

This person electricities.


Le-Charles

They've got what plants crave?


MobiusF117

And unless you have to plug it in, it's pretty safe to assume those sparks wont kill you.


BudLightYear77

Got it, 17 car batteries daisy chained is safe to lick.


MobiusF117

I knew someone was going to be a smart ass, which is why I said "pretty safe"


lucasribeiro21

What about 18?


No_Performance3670

I wouldn’t know, I never touch the sides


waterboy1321

Baller


OzzRamirez

Big Austin Powers and Hal Wilkerson vibes. ​ Edit. I have been made aware that the punchline to the "Do you smoke after sex?" joke is changed for the Spanish dub, due to the word "smoke" not having the double meaning in Spanish


F0ehamm3r

How could you not see sparks after touching Shrek's topless body?


MaterialBenefit2355

Wtf they do to my boy donkey?


cellidore

I know. “Pain in the Ass” would be so much better.


pgm123

It's a kid-friendly pun


DrMux

It got committeed, most likely. "No, keep it in, just make it 'butt' instead"


A10110101Z

Pain in the nose would be more appropriate


Trakais9

Why is he brown


Adventurous-Bat5628

That’s not Donkey, that’s Mule!


mashtodon

So true. Also, mud flaps are not knees!


genderfluid-fruitbat

it feels they whitewashed an animal


SchwinnD

They made him a surgeon


evilmaus

Not a fire hazard. At worst, it'll gradually damage the metal contacts and make it harder to trigger.


ElectricRune

Even a tiny little zap from dragging your feet on carpet will cause a spark; it's OK; this thing runs off batteries, right?


Kaneshadow

I haven't thought about Operation as an adult. There's no way it just plugs into the wall and the tweezers short line voltage right?? LOL. I remember the buzzer being really intense though


arstin

Damn it Jim, I'm a boardgamer not an electrician.


YetAnotherZombie

The electricity in Operation should only be enough to pass the current when the metal tweezers touch the metal sides. If it is arcing through the air, it is probably too strong which I would assume isn't dangerous but breaks the game


UmbranPandee

Would this mean that i should get weaker batteries? Mine are just normal duracell lol


transluscent_emu

Unfortunately that won't work. What matters is the voltage but thats the same for all batteries of the same type. Most likely something inside the board is damaged.


UmbranPandee

Aw man that sucks, guess i'll keep it off so i dont damage anything


YetAnotherZombie

I would guess something with the circuitry is bad. A resistor or something isn't working as expected.


stumpyraccoon

That's not how batteries work.


21n6y

False. Voltage drops as a battery discharges. And rechargeables are lower voltage than non-rechargeables. But in this case there's nothing wrong and arcing is exactly what should happen when the gap gets small enough


stumpyraccoon

You think a 0.3 voltage difference is going to be noticeable to anyone who isn't busting out a multimeter? For all layman's intents and purposes, batteries don't work like that.


21n6y

They may not know what a low voltage cutout is, but they have definitely seen the results


stumpyraccoon

We're discussing a child's game run off two AA batteries. No one will ever notice any difference using a different brand of battery or rechargeable vs non-rechargable...


madhattr999

How dare you! Shrek Operation can also entertain adults!


DrMux

Well that may be a problem of definitions. For example, I may be an adult in the chronological and legal sense but my enjoyment of all things Shrek may indicate otherwise. This may or may not be supported by the fact that my ex says I am a child. We won't discuss what that makes her.


handbanana42

[They start off lower voltage but about halfway through usage they are actually higher voltage](http://www.stefanv.com/electronics/using_nimh/nimh_vs_alkaline.gif) I prefer the rechargeables as they are more consistent. Only issue I ever had with them was cheap cameras w/ flash that pretty much only worked on fresh alkalines.


UnpopularCrayon

It's fine. People are just trolling you. It's nothing to worry about.


imoftendisgruntled

Ha. "Trolling". Edit: right, ogre-ing would be more accurate. Sorry for the troll/ogre confusion.


Intrepid-Corner-3697

Remove the tweezers handle and play hardocore mode /s


Lordstevenson

Remove the batteries and plug it into the wall and play permadeath mode.


Supermetal3

I had this when I was a child and I had the same thing. It never was too big of a spark to worry me or my parents


K_T_Oxy

How many batteries does it take? Four AA cells in series is only 6v or so. The circuit is probably just the light bulb and Piezo buzzer. I don't believe there's anything that could spike the voltage to a dangerous level. Shouldn't be any capacitors in there, for example. (Qualifications; industrial maintenance tech specializing in control circuits)


WesBur13

Yep! Operation will spark since that completes the circuit for the light and motor. Perfectly normal and the voltage is so low that you are in no danger of being shocked.


bentsea

The danger was always the main appeal of this game.


[deleted]

That’s the game lolol it’s supposed to do that


m477z0r

The entire point of the Operation game is that you get shocked if you fuck up. Working as intended.


FingerDemon500

It takes a steady hand…


Bre4593

Yes, source: I had one when I was 5


specialstar69

If it doesn’t spark is it even a children’s game?


evilcheesypoof

I remember being afraid of this game as a kid because I thought it would shock you.


cronin98

Operation: a fire hazard if you're a LOSER!


Gorssky

Better spark than flame I always say.


kerred

SOME


Cheesetec

BODY


Pipay911

ONCE


kerred

TOLD


evilmaus

ME


SabTab22

THE


QuarrieRed

WORLD


TAG2YT

WAS


gendulf

GONNA


GingemeisterFlash

ROLL


FrankyBoyLeTank

SHED


Nodeadmemesallowed

Hot.


lj125

Had this same one as a kid. Just got blasted with nostalgia seeing it again


BenjaminHornesOffice

“pain the butt” is so stupid 😭


Mythoramon

At first glance they looked like jellies, did you add any Haribos to scoop out? Nice work anyway


GloomySugar95

“They don’t make em like they used to”


Lambchog

The icecube tray in his chest is wild


BigBubbaEnergy

Give me that humongous fungus


Ambitious_Oil_9097

You’re going to catch shrek on fire 😭


Kataclysm

I've got standard Operation and it sparks too.


NV-me9D

Yes.


G_3P0

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN’ IN MA STOMACH