Technology Connections questions the case for alkaline batteries

The battery upload passes 1.6 million views as daily viewing across the channel rises to more than seven times its usual pace.

Channel: Technology Connections Story of November 1, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The whole channel is running at 1,338,607 views a day, 7.3 times a normal day (182,675).

Alkaline batteries are obsolete — but not for the reason you'd think

Portable air conditioners, dishwasher habits, the mysterious popcorn button: Technology Connections has made everyday appliances the subjects of some of its most-watched explainers. A new challenge to alkaline batteries arrives alongside a sharp jump in viewing across the channel.

Technology Connections added roughly 1.3 million views in a day, more than seven times its usual daily pace. That is a channel-wide gain, not just the audience for the battery video.

Posted on October 30, "Alkaline batteries are obsolete — but not for the reason you'd think" has already passed 1.6 million views. Its description offers a characteristically short accompaniment to a provocative title: an observation about innovation's funny turns.

The battery upload follows an engine-management explainer arguing that engines have not been fully mechanical for decades, and that this is a good thing. Between those subjects, ceiling fans and hybrid cars, Technology Connections keeps returning to a particular question: whether familiar technology deserves its familiar reputation.

Published on Trari

Share this story

A ready picture for an Instagram story or a WhatsApp status.

Share the pictureSend the link

×Share the picture

Where next?

More from Technology ConnectionsA video worth knowingTechnology Connections explains why a loose gas cap lights the dashboardAlec Watson's garage demonstration reveals the charcoal canister catching fuel vapors, and why topping off the tank can damage it.Channel: Technology Connections · Story of November 5, 2026 Also in Science and experimentsOn today's chart 1.9M views since yesterdayVeritasium's "alien matter" is helium that climbs out of its cupDerek Muller and Casper Mebius rebuild a century of cold-physics experiments in Nottingham, ending with a fountain powered by light.Channel: Veritasium · Story of November 5, 2026 A different discovery todayVideo taking off 66x its usual first dayJimmy Kimmel turns Idaho's state-gun vote into an attack adHis midterm monologue also gives Mike Johnson a Sarah McLachlan farewell before his assistant Natalie zips herself into a duffel bag.Channel: Jimmy Kimmel Live · Story of November 5, 2026

Or follow us on Telegram

Is this your channel?For the channel's owners and team: a ready picture and text for your audience

Share the story with your audience. Everything is ready:

For a community post or your channel's description

Technology Connections questions the case for alkaline batteries The full story on Trari: https://trari.com/en/story/technologyconnections-22613/?from=kit

Copy the text

The videos drawing views on Technology Connections right now

Engines haven't been fully mechanical in decades - and that's good!2,391,947 views · 2026-09-24 My water heater is cooler than yours1,913,835 views · 2026-08-21 Ceiling fans: the simple idea we keep screwing up3,670,497 views · 2026-06-17 Nobody understands the point of hybrid cars3,056,492 views · 2026-05-06

The numbers

The channel-wide daily jump stands out sharply against Technology Connections' usual viewing pace.

views per day, whole channel

typical day

182,675

now

1,338,607

subscribers

3,220,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

467,137,976

views per day

1,338,607

typical day: 182,675

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

MinuteEarth

3,340,000

Technology Connections

3,220,000

PBS Eons

3,220,000

AstroKobi

3,210,000

Hank Green

3,200,000

CrunchLabs

3,200,000

As of November 1, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.