Soccer Balls that Generate Electricity

Re:Soccer Balls that Generate Electricity by roywiggins on Monday January 06, 2014 @10:45PM (#7015316)

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.

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Re:Soccer Balls that Generate Electricity by bswuft on Monday January 06, 2014 @10:52PM (#7015366)

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...

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Re:Soccer Balls that Generate Electricity by diydsp on Tuesday January 07, 2014 @01:55AM (#7016056)

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.

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