25 April 2008

Eerie values on everything


A woman has a RDA of 2000Cal which works out at 97W an hour.
A man is allowed 2500Cal so his hourly consumption works out at 121W an hour.
A photocopy machine eats ....... about 150W but i will have to check that.

Have checked, and its more like 600W for a copier while copying, less while idle.

Granny Trolley

My proposal for harnessing the energy from our bodies tends to evoke a thought that it requires allot more physical exertion over and above what people would normally do, and of course some times this could be the case, but there are people that like to physically exert themselves and they will have ample opportunity to put it to good use. But this proposal also exists in on a less invasive level. The thought that through our motion we could create power through even minimal effort is is illustrated in the idea of the Granny Tri Walker. An old lady that slowly pushes her trolley anyhow now can have the added benefit of being able when getting to a traffic light; which are notoriously too quick for a slow walking granny to cross in good time, she can hop on to it and use the stored up energy to scoot her across the road. So you see not only could this concept highlight another form of harnessing energy, but also create an opportunity to tackle exterior issues like granny mobility in the process.

17 April 2008

Another Mac


Actually a laptop is 55W got it wrong.

11 April 2008