but there are water powered batteries. at least soon. and right now there are at least devices which run on water, like calculators. http://www.nigelsecostore.com/acatalog/water-powered-calculator.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water-activated_battery
The battery is powered by chemical energy stored in the battery; the water just kicks off the chemical reaction. The calculator doesn't say, but I'd guess it's powered by a thermocouple with one end cooled by the evaporation of the water inside - calculators need very little energy to run. In both cases "water powered" is a bit misleading to say the least.
well, here in front of me i have a calculater which claims to run on water only without any battery... but i have to admit i'm not sure what a thermocouple is :) http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2007/12/waterpowered_calculator.html I guess they have a battery inside, yeah. But still :)
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Date: 2008-07-22 02:27 pm (UTC)http://www.nigelsecostore.com/acatalog/water-powered-calculator.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water-activated_battery
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Date: 2008-07-22 03:22 pm (UTC)http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2007/12/waterpowered_calculator.html
I guess they have a battery inside, yeah. But still :)
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Date: 2008-07-22 06:53 pm (UTC)It has a zinc-air battery, and works very well.
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