Originally Posted by onehundred80
Batteries just love to be shorted out, in fact they could explode with excitement and the dealer may explode with laughter if you tell him.
Watched a buddy do it to his VW Beetle about 32 years ago.

As you probably know the battery is under the rear seat bench in the old Beetles. He came out of there very quickly dripping in acid. The cars interior had seen better days.