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Solar Clothes

Posted by michael on from the recharge-my-shirt dept.

Ant sent this link to a story about solar-powered clothes, well, solar-powering, maybe. This may be the breakthrough we've been waiting for to convince computer geeks to spend some time in the sun.

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  1. Just because you can . . . by micromoog · · Score: 4
    Every so often on Slashdot, you hear about a new invention that's really going to change the world.

    This isn't one of them.

    I bet you could buy 1000 batteries for the price of one of these shirts (that ain't gonna survive 1000 washings).

  2. pros and cons by deran9ed · · Score: 3
    Pros:

    You could do your work outdoors when sunny

    You could play Quake outdoors when sunny

    You could use your PC's @ the beach

    You could set up a bikinicam @ the beach

    You could do your banking outdoors

    Power a fridge to cool your beer on the beach

    Power your trailer (for all the trailer trah "folk")

    California has finally found a fix for their issues

    Cons:

    You forget sundown time and work gets lost

    You forget sundown and get fragged @ Quake

    Your PC becomes filled with sand and useless

    A sexy bikini chick kicks sand on your can fscking it up

    You forget sundown and wire someone else all your money

    A glitch turns your fridge into a heater so you suffer with warm beer

    You could live in a trailer

    Californian Power authority passes high taxes on solar powerd clothes

    use the source luke!!!

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    360 degrees of Karma