cectic

[ciphergoth]

After robot_mel linked to this, I started reading more. See also http://cectic.com/163.html http://cectic.com/155.html http://cectic.com/079.html http://cectic.com/069.html http://cectic.com/042.html http://cectic.com/035.html

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[robot-mel.livejournal.com]

Those are also pretty great, I really liked the iphone one. The Penn and Teller one was pretty awesome too, except I know some people think like that!

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Another comic to add to my daily feed; thanks :)

[skibbley.livejournal.com]

I rather like http://cectic.com/100.html

[elfy.livejournal.com]

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

[valkyriekaren.livejournal.com]

http://cectic.com/027.html just made me giggle like an idiot. That one's going on the wall (right next to the Nemi and XKCD strips).

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

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.

[elfy.livejournal.com]

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 :)

[seph-hazard.livejournal.com]

I rather like this one, myself...

[zotz]

On the other hand, I do have an air-powered camera.

It has a zinc-air battery, and works very well.