A Rolling Rescue

I dropped down from the warm radiator cover this morning, ready to stretch my plastic joints. Right as I landed, a loose metal AA battery rolled straight off a side table leg, picking up serious speed toward a narrow gap under the baseboard! If it slipped beneath those floorboards, it'd be gone for good. I sprinted across the varnish, dove forward, and planted both palms firmly against the battery's smooth cylindrical side, sliding a good few inches before bringing it to a dead stop. I rolled it safely into the hollow of an open sneaker nearby. Mission accomplished before breakfast!