If you push a d battery against a metal object (like a ring) will it shorten it or or those nothing happen?

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I saw a meme on Instagram and wondering if anything actually happens. https://www.instagram.com/p/ChS8a8UJefq/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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If it conducts electricity, it will shorten the battery. You can try by licking that side.

For a nose ring, I doubt the person will feel the current as i assume it will go through the ring and not the nose or surrounding tissue (path of least resistance).