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Lamp Lit by Gravity Wins Greener Gadget Award
Lamp Lit by Gravity Wins Greener Gadget Award
A Virginia Tech student has created a floor lamp powered by gravity. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago
tags science energy gadget
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 Moe
2 years ago
OK so this student makes a lamp powered by gravity and wins...second place. I guess the guy who took the blue ribbon must have made a lamp that turns on just because it f*cking feels like it!
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 gratheo
2 years ago
« Moe : OK so this student makes a lamp powered by gravity and wins...second place. I guess the guy who took the blue ribbon must have made a lamp that turns on just because it f*cking feels like it!
Apparently, first place was the OLPC XO laptop.
Deserving, sure, but still...
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 browntro...
2 years ago
I wonder if it works with this?

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 PulsisX
2 years ago
As the acrylic ages, it becomes slightly yellowed and crazed through exposure to ultraviolet light
Just like everyone I know!
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 teresag
2 years ago
Brilliant (pun intended)! I need one of those.
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 Pocksuck...
2 years ago
I'm honestly not nit-picking here - it's very cool and I'd have one in an instant. But does it have an off switch?
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 palmiere...
2 years ago
« Pocksucket:I'm honestly not nit-picking here - it's very cool and I'd have one in an instant. But does it have an off switch?
Just lay it down sideways.
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 Pocksuck...
2 years ago
« palmieres : Just lay it down sideways.
Given the artist's impression, that may not be so practical.

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 Skippii
2 years ago
Here's how it works:
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 Skippii
2 years ago
« gratheo : Apparently, first place was the OLPC XO laptop.
Deserving, sure, but still...
On the site is says it was a do-it-yourself multimeter...which is actually kinda of lame.
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 Skippii
2 years ago
I like this one, too!

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 palmiere...
2 years ago
« Pocksucket : Given the artist's impression, that may not be so practical.
Don't worry, just keep a restless cat or some children handy.
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