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Rubber Boots Charge Your Phone

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the put-on-your-lead-boots dept.

andylim writes "UK wireless provider Orange and renewable energy experts GotWind have come up with a prototype pair of power-generating rubber boots. Inside the power-generating soles of the boots are thermoelectric modules constructed of pairs of p-type and n-type semiconductor materials forming thermocouples, which are connected electrically to form an array of multiple thermocouples (thermopile). They are then sandwiched between two thin ceramic wafers. When the heat from the foot is applied on the top side of the ceramic wafer and cold is applied on the opposite side, from the cold of the ground, electricity is generated."

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  1. Waders are back in style by Drakkenmensch · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now you can look goofy AND charge your phone all at once!

    1. Re:Waders are back in style by rickb928 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Corrections:

      Wellies are back in style for men. Supermodels and grannies have never left the fold.

      And of course, you can now look goofy, have cold feet, and get electrocuted all at once.

      Nice. The British, ever helful. Spot on, I say!

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      deleting the extra space after periods so i can stay relevant, yeah.
    2. Re:Waders are back in style by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      The British, ever helful

      I'm not sure if that was a typo or not, but bravo, sir.

  2. Electronic Stilsuit... by tosh1979 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Add these with your nylon socks and underwear and wearable solarpower packs and you'll never need to juice up again. Screw wierding modules, just point your hip mounted crotch sock and fry the enemy with your static charge. Maaaau'dii*ZAAAAP*$%%"£..

  3. Re:For further reading... by somersault · · Score: 5, Funny

    And then the frigidity of her response helps to create the thermal difference required for charging your phone? Good idea!

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    which is totally what she said
  4. Re:Oh good, just what I need by fotbr · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ooh, weight loss boots! Get some washed-up overweight celebrity to market them, and this idea can't fail!