The O(my)-Zone: Breasts, Vacuums, and Amazing Junk Shadows
June 25, 2008 by Allison Boyer
Filed under Business
Is it just me or has there been some really weird green business news lately? Every week, I’ll be bringing you The O(my)-Zone – weird environmental news from around the web. Oh. My. Got a weird, green tip for me? Email me your link!
Today’s Top Stories:
Renewable Energy Source: Big Boobs
I think looking for renewable energy options is great. I also think well-blessed women are great. What do you get when you put the two together? A really weird energy concept. I recently posted a story about a dance floor in Europe that generates energy via movement. Adrienne So is taking that idea a little too far and suggesting – you guessed it – we should capture power with bouncing boobs. Her idea for a motion-capturing bra would power an iPod as you ran down the street, your breasts a-bouncin’. Eek. Now I think that So is just having some fun (not actually developing a renewable energy bra), but still…eek…
Picture from sxc.hu.
Vacuums don’t just Suck
James Dyson, a name you might recognize from the the world of vacuum cleaners, is now trying to power his car with his vacuum cleaner. Ok, not really. What he is doing is building a lightweight electric motor based on his vacuum motor design. He also plans to mount solar panels on the roof to charge the car. If it works, hey, it might just be great! Good luck, you crazy Brit.
Picture from sxc.hu.
Awesome Garbage Shadow Sculptures
This story isn’t weird as much as it is COMPLETELY awesome (thank you TREND HUNTER):
(TREND HUNTER) Tim Noble and Sue Webster create art with shadows used by beaming a protected light on a heap of garbage. The sculpting of each mound of trash is done so precisely, the resulting image is eerily perfect.… [More]
Readers…you HAVE to see this…click on the thumb to view the pictures in full size. You won’t regret it! I was amazed.
