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Vicapedia: Where do the naming conventions for batteries come from?

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A question on this edition from 3 year old Henry, Where do the names for batteries come from? Why AA and AAA? Could they not be more inventive?

Vic gets the answer from Dr Lizzie Driscoll is a Battery Expert at the University of Birmingham...

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