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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi everyone!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On CNN's site today:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/08/01/Human.power/index.html">http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/08/01/Human.power/index.html</A></FONT></DIV><FONT
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<DIV _extended="true">- A Hong Kong gym and London dance club are part powered
by human power<BR _extended="true">- Italian inventor Lucien Gambarota says
human power is simple to use<BR _extended="true"></DIV>
<DIV _extended="true">- The concept could be taken to busy places like train
stations or into homes<BR _extended="true"></DIV>
<DIV _extended="true">- There are some questions about the economic sense of
human power</DIV></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This immediately reminded me of Romano Scarpa's
"Zio Paperone e l'indagine Foxan" (<FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>I TL 1259-A , </FONT><A
href="http://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=I+TL+1259-A">http://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=I+TL+1259-A</A>)
: Scrooge asks Gyro to create small capacitors that store the energy harvested
from everyday movements; he plans to imbed them in clothes, watches,
...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Filo Sganga / Jubal Pomp, who was eavesdropping,
suggests Scrooge to hire Brigitta and him to make a survey before considering
mass production.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As it turns out, this "traditional
electricity"-saving solution raises economic issues.</FONT></DIV>
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