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A comment on EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batteries in household items. Parent comment
The comment you replied to explicitly said:
> > an o-ring, you know like the one that keeps the water in the pipes.
> You couldn’t really submerge it and expect it to continue working. There is a huge difference between hermetic sealing an an O ring or a gasket.
No, there isn't. O-rings and gaskets are exactly what one uses to make stuff waterproof.
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The comment you replied to explicitly said:
> > an o-ring, you know like the one that keeps the water in the pipes.
> You couldn’t really submerge it and expect it to continue working. There is a huge difference between hermetic sealing an an O ring or a gasket.
No, there isn't. O-rings and gaskets are exactly what one uses to make stuff waterproof.