Business as usual, I tried something new and it didn't work.
I got the infamous Big Kazoo. It requires two 14500 batteries. They sell some 14500s with flames on them, but I already have many of the silver protected ones. I assumed that if a website simply states "14500" then it's smooth sailing.
Guess not.
The silver Trustfire protected 14500s are almost impossible to get in. I did finally manage to jam them in, surprise surprise, it didn't work. My next thought was that maybe it was made for unprotected batteries, but that doesn't make sense either. At this point, I either broke it while trying to put in the batteries, or if the batteries are too big, they still don't make a connection.
All the 14500s look the same to me. I have no clue what to do other than going on batteryjunction.com and ordering two of every 14500 that they sell. Which I almost did. As a last resort, I'd order their flashy flame batteries, but I'd prefer not to.
I would greatly appreciate if anyone could help me make this $30 box of wires do something.