Soccer Balls that Generate Electricity

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by bswuft • 13 years ago

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roywiggins• 13 years ago

Yeh but how long does it last? This ball was designed specifically because normal soccer balls fall apart:

http://www.oneworldfutbol.com/

I kind of think a hand-crank is going to break down less often and be much easier to repair by hand. "Whelp, the bear ate our nightlight" is not going to go over well.

bswuft• 13 years ago

but wouldn't it be better to have kids playing with a soccer ball that produces electricity all day than have them sitting around all day cranking a hand crank? Seems a little cruel...

diydsp• 13 years ago

The respective power outputs of a hand crank and this soccer ball differ by 2-3 orders of magnitude. Not to mention, only one kid gets to take the soccer ball home and light their led with it...

This is a design experiment, not a practical solution.

androck1• 13 years ago

The real question is, how is it as a soccer ball?

herbig• 13 years ago

If you're actually trying to help the developing world, this is very low gains for a high amount of effort. Also, if you doled these out they would immediately be stolen or sold away and hoarded.

anabis• 13 years ago

I think a better gadget to put in the ball is a camera, to capture play.

Soccer Balls that Generate Electricity

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