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Gravity Powered Lamp, Designed By Student, Provides As Much Light As 40 Watt Bulb
Science Daily ^
| 2-22-2008
| Virginia Tech
Posted on 02/22/2008 11:27:17 AM PST by blam
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I like this device.
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posted on
02/22/2008 11:27:20 AM PST
by
blam
To: blam
To: blam
The first place invention must be pretty nifty if this is what came in second.
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posted on
02/22/2008 11:30:56 AM PST
by
squidly
To: blam
It’s an elegantly simplistic device. I like it too. Forty wats isn’t much light though.
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posted on
02/22/2008 11:31:02 AM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(We've got Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dumb & Tweedle Dumber left. Name them in order. I dare ya.)
To: blam
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posted on
02/22/2008 11:31:04 AM PST
by
Brian S. Fitzgerald
("We're going to drag that ship over the mountain.")
To: blam
Cool beans. Hats off to VPI Engineering.
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posted on
02/22/2008 11:31:17 AM PST
by
Hoodat
(Bull Moose Party Member)
To: blam
Attractive. Looks “arts and crafts” somehow...
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posted on
02/22/2008 11:31:31 AM PST
by
Eric in the Ozarks
(ENERGY CRISIS made in Washington D. C.)
To: blam
I like it too! When he gets it so I can just turn the device over, like a hour glass the he has a winner!
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posted on
02/22/2008 11:32:58 AM PST
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: blam
It’s American ingenuity like this that’s going to help us kick our obeisance to the Muzzie oil barons.
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posted on
02/22/2008 11:33:00 AM PST
by
VictoryGal
(Never give up, never surrender!)
To: blam
The title is highly misleading. The lamp is powered by the kinetic energy of the falling mass being turned into electrical energy, which in turn is powered by a human resetting it every 4 hours.
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posted on
02/22/2008 11:34:44 AM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
To: blam
Or I could just flip a light switch instead of running around the house flipping over LED lava lamps.
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posted on
02/22/2008 11:34:50 AM PST
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: blam
At 70+, I need at least 40 watts to tie my shoes and
3 times that to read anything!!
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posted on
02/22/2008 11:35:04 AM PST
by
HardStarboard
(Take No Prisoners - We're Out Of Qurans)
To: blam
Looks neat.
More info here.
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posted on
02/22/2008 11:35:09 AM PST
by
syriacus
(Mrs. Obama's Little Book of Etiquette says it's NOW acceptable to be REALLY proud of being American.)
To: blam
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posted on
02/22/2008 11:35:36 AM PST
by
RightWhale
(Clam down! avoid ataque de nervosa)
To: blam
It’s NOT gravity powered.
It’s human powered, just like having to take your sled back to the top of the hill.
Journalists never state anything technical correctly.
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posted on
02/22/2008 11:35:56 AM PST
by
EEDUDE
To: blam
Reminds me of the LED flashlights that you shake for 20 seconds and then they are suppose to give you 30 minutes of light.
To: DoughtyOne
More than enough for the cabin - where can I buy one?
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posted on
02/22/2008 11:36:09 AM PST
by
patton
(cuiquam in sua arte credendum)
To: blam
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posted on
02/22/2008 11:36:26 AM PST
by
krb
(If you're not outraged, people probably like having you around.)
To: blam
Cool. I have this plan for using gravity to power a clock. I just hope I can get to the patent office with the idea before anyone else does.
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posted on
02/22/2008 11:37:06 AM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(Rattenschadenfreude: joy at a Democrat's pain, especially Hillary's pain caused by Obama.)
To: blam
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posted on
02/22/2008 11:37:21 AM PST
by
svcw
(The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.)
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