It may not seem like it, but even the laziest of couch potatoes is a human dynamo. The act of breathing — of moving the ribs to draw air into the lungs and expel it — can generate about a watt of power. And if the potato actually gets up off the couch and walks briskly across the room, each heel strike can produce even more power, about 70 watts’ worth.
via www.nytimes.com
This article shows us the solution for the article last week about sitting and its detrimental effects on health! In order to power up your computer or television, you have to provide the current by wearing an item of clothing (pants? a vest? a sweater?) embedded with the piezoelectric crystals described in this article. Then you have to MOVE your body to power up your devices.
Even better, wouldn't it be great if you could store the electricity for later use? For instance, you know Mad Men is on tonight, you know you want to watch it, so you have to be active enough during the day to (*gasp*) earn the 60-minutes of downtime later on... Cool ideas...
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