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Still mad the crank doesn't charge it.

• arthurcolle 5y ago
  That would be interesting. Can someone who took a Physics class calculate how much energy you could get by cranking (and maybe how many cranks you'd need) to charge this bad boy up?
  • mmastrac 5y ago
    Lazy googling suggests 30-50Wish [1]. The gameboy uses about 1W, so maybe a 1:30 ratio of time cranking to playing? Lazy math, feel free to correct. [1] https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2007/12/wind-up-your-la.html https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2007/12/wind-up-your-la.html
    • arthurcolle 5y ago
      1 minute of cranking for 30 minutes of play time seems honestly pretty great. Wish I could do that with an iPhone! I have been in Miami this last week and went to the Mayweather v Paul fight and leaving there was absolute hell. Phone was at 2%, thousands and thousands of people were all trying to get Ubers at once. It was a disaster. Took two hours to find someone who was headed to Hollywood and then I charged my phone along the way and got another Uber back down to my Airbnb. #salty Could be a cool idea to have a "dual mode bike" that could let you pedal to charge your phone. Anything like this exist lol?
      • Ekaros 5y ago
        Dynamo lamps have been around for decades if not longer, but they make biking less fun. Output isn't too great either at 6V/3W that seems to be typical. Though it can be bought for cheap 5€ to 36€...
• asciident 5y ago
  Speaking of charging, does anyone know if usb-c charging is properly implemented? I've bought a number of new devices with usb-c and am disappointed they require the old usb-a to usb-c cable to charge. Has anyone tested with a Macbook charger, or a "smart" usb-c to usb-c cable?