Comments on: Renewable Linguistics http://www.randomwire.com/2006/09/15/renewable-linguistics/ life on the edge of the digital extreme Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:01:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Tom Fairweather http://www.randomwire.com/2006/09/15/renewable-linguistics/#comment-38443 Tom Fairweather Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:57:31 +0000 http://www.randomwire.com/2006/09/15/renewable-linguistics/#comment-38443 whoa nice photo :) - do you still wear that same shirt? hehe. looks cool whoa nice photo :) - do you still wear that same shirt? hehe. looks cool

]]> By: David http://www.randomwire.com/2006/09/15/renewable-linguistics/#comment-38442 David Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:47:41 +0000 http://www.randomwire.com/2006/09/15/renewable-linguistics/#comment-38442 I don't exactly remember the output of my turbine, but it was enough to trickle-charge a car battery. The embarrassing thing about it is that you can still find a picture of it on my former schools website:<br><br><a href="http://ndhs.org.uk/articles/images/74530802030823-eco4.jpg">http://ndhs.org.uk/articles/images/745308020308...</a><br><br>Please bear in mind this was May 2001!!<br><br>Thanks for the link BTW... looks like an interesting idea. I don't exactly remember the output of my turbine, but it was enough to trickle-charge a car battery. The embarrassing thing about it is that you can still find a picture of it on my former schools website:

http://ndhs.org.uk/articles/images/745308020308...

Please bear in mind this was May 2001!!

Thanks for the link BTW… looks like an interesting idea.

]]> By: Tom Fairweather http://www.randomwire.com/2006/09/15/renewable-linguistics/#comment-38441 Tom Fairweather Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:13:46 +0000 http://www.randomwire.com/2006/09/15/renewable-linguistics/#comment-38441 Here's a semi related article <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/15/technology/disruptors_eestor.biz2/index.htm">http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/15/technology/disr...</a> about a new type of car engine that can go 500 miles on $9 of electricity :) Here's a semi related article http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/15/technology/disr... about a new type of car engine that can go 500 miles on $9 of electricity :)

]]> By: Tom Fairweather http://www.randomwire.com/2006/09/15/renewable-linguistics/#comment-38440 Tom Fairweather Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:56:10 +0000 http://www.randomwire.com/2006/09/15/renewable-linguistics/#comment-38440 I'm all for home generated electricity, especially if it was reasonably cheap and easy to construct something yourself. What was the power output of your turbine, and did it have an inverter for conversion to AC?<br>I think it's crazy that we stopped using windmills and watermills so much. I'm all for home generated electricity, especially if it was reasonably cheap and easy to construct something yourself. What was the power output of your turbine, and did it have an inverter for conversion to AC?
I think it's crazy that we stopped using windmills and watermills so much.

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