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Do NOT carry batteries in your pockets

There is only one explanation for a battery getting hot when carried in someone's pocket.

That cause is that something metallic [coins, keys, or something similar] in the pocket contacted the battery's two terminals, created a short circuit, and thus a very heavy drain on the battery. That heavy current drain rate caused the battery to heat up.

This is a very dangerous practice, and many times has been documented to have caused extremely severe and painful BURNS to people who have ignorantly carried batteries in their pockets. It it also has been documented that such shorted batteries can and have exploded causing severe and painful injuries.

Do NOT carry batteries in your pocked, BUT... IF you are going to do so, cover both terminals with a plastic terminal cap [like comes with new 9 volt batteries], or securely cover the terminals with electrician's tape.