I have this problem: I burn out watch batteries crazy fast. My cell phone has to be charged about four times as often as the home phone (exact same phone as mine, bought at the same time, neither has had the battery replaced). My laptop battery drains much faster if it is sitting on my lap than if it's sitting on a table or if someone else is using it. Wii remotes need to be recharged far more often if I'm playing than if anyone else is.
For instance, I bought a watch (a Timex Expedition) less than six months ago. I took it in two weeks ago to have the battery replaced. I asked that they test the battery (I've had them tell me there was nothing wrong with a battery, even when it won't work as soon as I put it on) and was told that it was indeed dead. So a brand new battery was put in my watch and within four days I was losing time again. If it were only that one watch, I'd assume the problem was faulty manufacturing and simply buy a new watch. But this has happened for as long as I can remember. Things with batteries simply die faster when I use them.
When I Googled this phenomenon, I found tons of examples of people with epilepsy or other seizure disorders who burned out batteries immediately before or during seizures. I found examples of people with exceptionally high iron in their blood who wore out batteries faster than their normal iron level counterparts.
I don't have either of those things happening. To the best of my knowledge, I have no neurological disorder and I've never had a seizure. As far as iron levels, I'm borderline anemic.
So, while I wanted this post to be full of quantifiable information and scientific proof, I guess you'll just have to take my word for it...
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