http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/20/concept-lamp-runs-on-gravity/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:51:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/20/concept-lamp-runs-on-gravity/#comment-620874 Steve Rush Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:47:09 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/20/concept-lamp-runs-on-gravity/#comment-620874 This has been debunked. If you do the arithmetic, you either get very little light for four hours or a brief, bright flash. Lifting ~50 pounds a few feet just doesn't store enough energy to be useful for anything more powerful than a clock. This has been debunked. If you do the arithmetic, you either get very little light for four hours or a brief, bright flash. Lifting ~50 pounds a few feet just doesn’t store enough energy to be useful for anything more powerful than a clock.

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/20/concept-lamp-runs-on-gravity/#comment-607490 js Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:02:54 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/20/concept-lamp-runs-on-gravity/#comment-607490 Hey turning off is not a problem. Just stop the falling weight with a pressure screw system or something... Hey turning off is not a problem. Just stop the falling weight with a pressure screw system or something…

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/20/concept-lamp-runs-on-gravity/#comment-606467 sylvie laflamme Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:34:46 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/20/concept-lamp-runs-on-gravity/#comment-606467 I want one ! Where ? How ? I want one ! Where ? How ?

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/20/concept-lamp-runs-on-gravity/#comment-594452 drdrew Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:42:06 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/20/concept-lamp-runs-on-gravity/#comment-594452 it says each drop runs it for about four hours. all well and good, but i've not seen anywhere how the hell you turn it off though... it says each drop runs it for about four hours. all well and good, but i’ve not seen anywhere how the hell you turn it off though…

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