Human Power For Human Upgrades

Dozix007 writes "The human body, like any other machine requires energy to operate. However, during operation we release residual heat which can be used for power. Many people who rely on pacemakers and other artifical devices in their bodies may recieve 'upgrades' to avert the many surgeries per. year to replace dead and dying batteries. Not quite the Matrix yet, but we are getting there."

Comments

Re:Matrix

[hob42]

Except it's a lot easier to eat a few crackers than to undergo surgery to replace a battery.

Re:The Human Body Is An Endothermic Reaction.

[dnahelix]

Sure, it's a great idea to make use of the excess heat in our bodies somehow, maybe a hat that charges your cell phone.
But that heat ultimately is paid for, in the form of groceries.
The point is, you could not farm the radiant energy of off humans, because you would expend more energy keeping them alive.