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October 21, 2011

Strange But True!

Q. If you try to keep abreast of the very latest techniques and technologies, what might be the zaniest idea yet for powering an iPod?

A. Harnessing the Dolly Partonesque movements inside a sports bra for conversion into electrical power, as unveiled in Japan a while ago, answers Adrienne So in the online magazine Slate. Naturally the bigger the breasts, the more momentum they generate, with some traveling as much as 35 inches up and down during exercise in a low-support bra. As one Oregon State University exercise scientist analyzed it, breasts move from side to side, front to back and up and down, with the majority of motion along the vertical axis and the friction of movement converted into an electrical charge.


 
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