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Soccer Balls that Generate Electricity
- roywiggins 13y agoYeh but how long does it last? This ball was designed specifically because normal soccer balls fall apart: http://www.oneworldfutbol.com/ 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 13y agobut 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 13y agoThe 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 13y agoThe real question is, how is it as a soccer ball?
- herbig 13y agoIf 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 13y agoI think a better gadget to put in the ball is a camera, to capture play.