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Behold! the power of. . . .potatoes?
Posted: 2004-03-22 08:29pm
by General Zod
Spud powered web server.
fact or fiction? anyone came across this thing before? seems kinda neat, if rather odd.
Posted: 2004-03-22 09:01pm
by Shinova
IIRC Potatoes CAN act as batteries to some extent.
Posted: 2004-03-22 09:29pm
by Ma Deuce
IIRC Potatoes CAN act as batteries to some extent.
So can citrus fruits (especially lemons), IIRC.
I imagine you would need a fair number of spuds to power a decent web server (not like that one, which currently runs on a single AAA battery), and you would constantly have to replace them...
Posted: 2004-03-23 01:37am
by Comosicus
New solution for alternative energy
Anyway I think it's a cool idea.
Posted: 2004-03-24 03:58am
by Hobot
rofl, I love the circuit schematic!
Posted: 2004-03-24 05:00am
by Spyder
"The Matrix is a vast neural-interactive simulation designed to turn human beings into this."
Morpheus presents Neo with a brushed potato.