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Hamster-powered phone charger
Forgot your charger? Too far to the nearest socket? If you've got a hamster; Fear no more.
Let this little chap charge your mobile phone...
A 16-year-old boy invented a hamster-powered mobile phone charger as part of his GCSE science project.
Peter Ash, of Lawford, Somerset, attached a generator to his hamster's exercise wheel and connected it to his phone charger.
Elvis does the legwork while Peter charges his phone in an economically and environmentally friendly way.
He came up with the idea after his sister Sarah complained that Elvis was keeping her awake at night by playing for hours on his exercise wheel.
"I thought the wheel could be made to do something useful so I connected a system of gears and a turbine," he said.
"Every two minutes Elvis spends on his wheel gives me about thirty minutes talk time on my phone."
The teenage inventor was given a C for his project and has been awarded a D overall for the course.
Ananova
I wonder if he has been contacted by any phone manufacturers...?
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Posted: 2005-08-31 12:02:14
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Thats quality! good on him!
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Posted: 2005-08-31 12:06:53
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what would it take to get a bloody A..... a hamstar that powers the tri-state area? give the kid a break
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Posted: 2005-08-31 13:07:29
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i agree. very good idea i think. a*
dude_se
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Posted: 2005-08-31 13:10:56
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rather get da wife to run in one big wheel to power the tv and fridge (wit beer in)
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Posted: 2005-08-31 13:27:08
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I wonder what would happen if you attached a large battery to his wire cage? maybe chuck some water in aswell
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Posted: 2005-08-31 13:50:24
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I think that would be classed as animal cruelty, but lets give it a go anyway
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Posted: 2005-08-31 13:55:04
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Thats bloody funny!
Forget your Tamagotchi java apps - this is like the ultimate mobile accessory - you just need to feed it, and clean up after it - and it will power your mobile.
[ This Message was edited by: tranquil on 2005-08-31 20:26 ]
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Posted: 2005-08-31 14:17:16
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A C??? That kid deserve an A, at the very least.
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Posted: 2005-09-01 02:55:11
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I don't fancy carrying it around in one pocket and a head of lettuce in the other though.
Now about that wide area powering hampster..
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Posted: 2005-09-01 04:46:24
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