Hamsters in jackets harnessed for energy

[Baack]

I am sorry guys but I already thought of this when I was like 7

The devices are strapped to the animals as they run on their cage wheels, capturing the biomechanical energy they release as they exercise.
Experts believe the technique could one day be used to capture power produced by humans.
Dr Zhong Lin Wang of Georgia University's Nano Research Group developed the flexible jackets, which are fitted with wires plugged into a nanogenerator that produces energy when they are bent and stretched.
In tests one hamster named Campbell's Dwarf produced small amounts of AC power – around one twentieth of the output of an AA battery.
Although it would take 1,000 hamsters to generate enough energy to power a mobile phone, Dr Wang said the technology could have practical applications when applied to larger animals and humans.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sciencean...or-energy.html

[punkinhed]

In tests one hamster named Campbell's Dwarf produced small amounts of AC power – around one twentieth of the output of an AA battery.
Although it would take 1,000 hamsters to generate enough energy to power a mobile phone,

1000/20 = 50 AA batteries... maybe one of those old mobiles from the 80's that was big enough to house 1000 hamsters?

[MO family man]

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Originally Posted by punkinhed

1000/20 = 50 AA batteries... maybe one of those old mobiles from the 80's that was big enough to house 1000 hamsters?

I think after feeding one thousand hamsters it would be cheaper to just buy the damn batteries. They need to go back to researching useful things like mating habits of ticks in zero gravity.

[rocknroll nik]

But I think the underlying story is that this guy thinks that they could hook humans up to it. Just think of all the energy that couldbe gotten from gyms where people are on those bikes and treadmills.

[MedicineMan]

Originally Posted by rocknroll nik

But I think the underlying story is that this guy thinks that they could hook humans up to it. Just think of all the energy that couldbe gotten from gyms where people are on those bikes and treadmills.

YA! then all them healty people would finally be usefull. they couls power my tv so I can sit on my fat butt and watch it