... and three more bottles of Muscatel and I can charge my iPhone.
Posted on 12/11/2015 5:44:42 PM PST by BenLurkin
The new socks are able to store as much as 648 milliliters of urine, almost 22 ounces, using a network of integrated tubes. When the user walks, the liquid is forced through microbial fuel cells that contain bacteria that consume the nutrients in urine and create electricity in that process. In experiments, the researchers were able to use the socks to power a wireless transmitter, broadcasting a message every two minutes.
It's not a totally new idea to use urine in the generation of electricity, although the techniques involved normally use an electric pump to provide the pressure to force the urine through the fuel cell, making the process pretty inefficient. When the pressure is being created by the users foot, however, electricity isn't being used in the process, only created.
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Great!
Just what I need.
Piss socks to power my phone...
LOLOLOL
Geez who sits there and goes “hmmm?? Wonder if I can generate electricity with my socks? Eureka! My urine is the key!”
Women complain about us missing the toilet, how are we supposed to hit our socks?
I’m a woman and normally toilet humor is not my thing, but this is ridiculous!
Does the gubmint have to buy my excess electricity?
If it runs on motion to move the urine past the power cells, install it in prisons, put prisoners who are normally working out on treadmills or bikes instead, and let them generate “green” power using this technology.
It isn’t without precedence. South America has prisons where prisoners ride bikes that charge batteries used to power lights in the parks to improve their safety at night.
At least now when I piss on my feet it might go to good use.
A friend and I were diving in the Bahamas and both collected some sea urchin spines; the hard way.
This was a low budget trip and before 0bamacare.
The locals said we could go to hospital that only accepts cash, pay big bucks or simply pee on it, as they do.
Suffice it to say, we had no time for the hospital.
LOL!!
What about fart power? Now there’s a force.
It’s an exciting time for the emerging “yellow” energy sector......
Or "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow."
Businesses can buy them for their employees...no bathroom breaks and they can generate their own electricity for their computers, phones, etc....
OM gosh I’m crying and laughing. I just had to look, go to google and type in The Fart Car. Hilarious
... and three more bottles of Muscatel and I can charge my iPhone.
FYI and my 35.
;>)
LoL,
Would always work in London on a Sunday morning.
No need to add your own ,just walk and charge.
Kings Cross area would charge an iPug.
We here in the states have the advantage in our large surplus to needs liberal population. Harnessing the latent power of the i-Urinal Sock could surpass the total wind and solar production of the USA.
Wearing the i-Urinal Sock every bit of news that makes them wee their frillies could pump mega-watts into the grid. The oder...well, they are already odiferous now.
With proper timing of flashing photos of guns and churches mobile phone messaging could provide a steady reliable power flow into the grid, not to mention cleaner streets. Win win results.
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