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Electric Eel Powers Christmas Tree Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
Why not have yourself an eco-Christmas by using an electric eel for power.
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Goat Meets Electric Fence Posted: 2 years ago by Bornbad
A stupid goat continues to lick an electric fence.
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GreenWheel Turns Pedal Bike Into Electric Hog Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
The next time you change a bike tire, think about upgrading your power as well. Scientists at MIT are testing a new power generation, storage and propulsion system known as the GreenWheel that will turn any pedal bicycle into an electric hog.
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Glow In The Dark Yamaha Electric Bike Features Built-in iPod Dock Posted: 2 years ago by mitzuzake
Yamaha boasts a long and proud tradition in the motorcycle world, and the company aims to continue setting the pace with models like the glow in the dark, iPod dock equipped EC-02 electric bike.
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Neb. town abuzz over tourism idea: electric chair Posted: 8 months ago by kakana
Residents of a small southwest Nebraska town have a question for state officials: You're not doing anything with that old electric chair, are you?
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German battery could jump-start electric car production Posted: 2 years ago by muppet
German cars are known for strength, speed and high fuel consumption, but a firm in eastern Saxony has designed a lithium-ion battery membrane that could finally make electric cars common.
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Happy Birthday, Electric Guitar Posted: 5 months ago by Bingo
The Gibson electric guitar was patented in the United States seventy-two years ago today. The first electric guitars were developed by the mid-30s in response to the needs of guitarists in jazz orchestras to produce more volume. These were played flat on the lap and became popular with Hawaiian bands.
Guy Hart, general manager of the Gibson guitar company, worked on a better design in order to exploit this market....
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Maniac kills 5 with self-made electric chair Posted: 6 months ago by kakana
A Russian man has killed at least 5 people with a self-made electric chair before being detained by police, the Life.ru web-site reported on Friday.
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'Smart grid' -- buzz of the electric power industry Posted: 6 months ago by kakana
What smart grid visionaries see coming are home thermostats and appliances that adjust automatically depending on the cost of power; where a water heater may get juice from a neighbor's rooftop solar panel; and where on a scorching hot day a plug-in hybrid electric car charges one minute and the next sends electricity back to the grid to help head off a brownout.
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China vies to be world’s leader in electric cars Posted: 8 months ago by kakana
Chinese leaders have adopted a plan aimed at turning the country into one of the leading producers of hybrid and all-electric vehicles within three years, and making it the world leader in electric cars and buses after that.
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First custom electric American chopper Posted: 4 months ago by Bingo
Siemens, the electronics and electrical engineering global powerhouse, unveiled the Smart Chopper it commissioned. The bike has a 60-mile range and a 100 mph top speed. An onboard charging unit can be plugged into any 110-volt socket to charge the bike in five hours, and it’ll charge in as little as one hour when plugged into a higher-voltage station. A single-speed, clutch-less transmission delivers the power from a 27-hp electric motor.
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The 8-wheeled, 235 mph Electric Car Posted: 11 months ago by suebe
Designed by a team at Keio University in Japan, this fully electric lithium-ion vehicle may be short on subtlety, but it has a range of 200 miles and can hit speeds of up to 230mph!
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Intel cuts electric cords with wireless power system Posted: 1 year ago by KerOBerOS32
Intel on Thursday showed off a wireless electric power system that analysts say could revolutionize modern life by freeing devices from transformers and wall outlets.
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Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman Posted: 2 years ago by Bornbad
Electric Light Orchestra, from their album Face The Music. (from the evil 70's)
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Electric superbike smashes speed record by breaking through 150mph mark Posted: 2 months ago by kakana
An electric superbike has broken a land speed record by bursting though the 150mph mark .
The zero-emissions Mission One ridden by Jeremy Cleland became the fastest electric-powered vehicle when it hit an average speed of 150.059mph over two miles.
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Electric arc Posted: 3 years ago by Phildo
Cool video of an electric arc! Don't stick your hand in it!
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Electric Car Plant Starts Production in Norway Posted: 3 years ago by suebe
The revitalized "Think" electric car plant at Aurskog, northeast of Oslo, has been deluged with buyer interest in the new "Think City" model that's due to roll off the assembly line at the end of the year.
More from Wiki
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0 to 60 mph in less than a second. Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
KillaCycle is the world's fastest electric motorcycle. An electric's engines instant torque makes them ideal for drag strip racing where it has achieved 155 mph.
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First successful attempt to breed night blooming and day blooming flower Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
The new hybrid called Electric Indigo is a cross between the Egyptian White Water Lily that blooms at night and a blue Australian lily Nympaea Barre Hellquist that flowers during the day.
The new water lily with bright blue petals is the first successful attempt at breeding day blooming and night blooming species since attempts began in 1852.
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Barbie Doll Electric Chair Posted: 2 years ago by Bornbad
This is a science fair project that completely disgusted the entire female staff of Benton Middle.
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