Is there any other way to display a full or empty energy charge?
Hmmmm... NSFW thread has some examples of "full."
Are batteries just the only way to display energy level?
you can use whatever you want, just be sure people recognize / understand what it is. Changing iconic behaviour can be really confusing.
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