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Body Powered Batteries -- Thermoelectrics

Posted by timothy on from the your-body-is-your-dynamo dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes: "According to this story on Yahoo, the folks at Applied Digital Solutions have "developed a miniaturized thermoelectric generator -- a half-inch diameter ceramic-based `battery' that converts low gradient body heat flow into electrical power." Right now they can power watches or small medical devices. How long before these things can power my handheld?"

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  1. hmmmm by Drunken_Jackass · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hello smithers...

    You're quite good at turning me on!

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  2. How long... by Joe_Pineapples · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...till I can get potatoes to power my e-book?

    ~Joe

  3. MODERATORS ON CRACK by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why the hell was this modded down??

    Oh, it's a MFSpork post.. nevermind.

    1. Re:MODERATORS ON CRACK by Dead+Penis+Bird · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      And you're a little anonymous weenie.

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    2. Re:MODERATORS ON CRACK by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      And you're a nigger lover.

  4. Handheld? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    A heat powered vibrator would be much, much more fun.

  5. Let me get this straight... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The worst terrorist attacks in United States history occurred less than three weeks ago, and you people are discussing "Body Powered Batteries". How do "Body Powered Batteries" help the 6000+ people that died? My *GOD* people, GET SOME PRIORITIES!

    Quite frankly, the 6000+ people who died in this unprecedented tragedy could give a rats ass about "Body Powered Batteries" You people disgust me.

    You should all be glad that you are alive and well and able to masturbate as frequently as you like while looking at goatse.cx, not stuck under 100 stories of a collapsed building with your penis sliced off from shrapnel.

  6. Re:Matrix by yellowstone · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Before suddenly

    Wow! That's quicker than fast!
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  7. But what I want to know... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    is who's gonna clean up all this goddamned monkey shit?!!!!

  8. Next use by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This can be used to power the GPS implants that the government will use to track us to keep is us safe from un-elected terrorists.

  9. Re:I know I didn't make it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    we should oppress all the colored fucks like you

  10. Re:Matrix by Cheetahfeathers · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    There is a very simple answer to this problem. The humans were wrong. They _think_ the robots are using them for energy, but they are not. The robots are keeping them alive because their programming won't allow them to kill off the human species. The AIs first tried to create a 'perfect' world for people. They thought they were doing good for them. That failed, so they did what they considered second best for them.

    This not only fixes that huge plot hole, but it adds a good amount of complexity and depth to the plot.

  11. Re:Just call me "Coppertop" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Gee... a first post that was close to topic. Couldn't have seen this one coming like a tank in my living room.