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Foot-Powered Laptop

Posted by timothy on from the what-about-plain-will-powered? dept.

mrd98 writes: "There is an article in the Register about a U.S. developer who has created a foot-powered device which can be used to charge laptop batteries. Apparently 5 minutes of brisk pumping will give you 20 minutes of battery life, it can also be used to power most other electrical devices with a rechargable battery."

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  1. What are you doing under that blanket? by Bonker · · Score: 5, Funny

    Charging my laptop. Honest!

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  2. Immaturity at it's best {OT} by the+Man+in+Black · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apparently 5 minutes of brisk pumping will give you 20 minutes of battery life

    Think of what this could do for the sex toy industry.

    *sigh* I can't believe I've stooped this low.

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  3. Bah, pedals would be better by Penrod+Pooch · · Score: 5, Funny

    As a diehard Emacs bigot I'd prefer Control and Meta pedals.

  4. Wha?! by geek00 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apparently 5 minutes of brisk pumping will give you 20 minutes of battery life

    For me, 2 minutes then it's nap time...

  5. Unfortunately... by LM741N · · Score: 5, Funny

    Windows takes 20 minutes to boot.

  6. Combine this with the ab roller... by Navius+Eurisko · · Score: 5, Funny

    and laptop users will be the fittest people on the planet! I can see conversations now...

    "Hey, Bob, your son is really getting big and strong!"
    "Yeah, Steve, he's going to be as strong one day as a computer programmer! Maybe even as fit as a linux kernel hacker!"
    "You don't say?"