Ok, let’s talk batteries. Because everyone assumes that Philadelphians walk around with a pocketful of D batteries to random throw at people and this is categorically false. https://twitter.com/edcasey/status/1327351067810545665

A D battery is a rookie move. Not only do they take up a lot of room, they’re heavy. A C battery, on the other hand, can be thrown for more distance with almost no decrease in impact.

The average army surplus jacket, or Philadelphia tuxedo, can hold 10 D batteries, or 15 C batteries. That’s an extra five throws! And considering that you’ll need one or two throws just to warm up, the move from 10 to 15 is significant.

In independently conducted impact tests, 90% of nazis couldn’t tell whether they’d been hit by a C battery or a D battery. But they all cried regardless.

You can see for yourself here, how a D battery just doesn’t hold up: