The hamster powered cellphone charger
By Ryan Block 
posted Aug 25th 2005 3:14PM
posted Aug 25th 2005 3:14PM
Who can possibly be contented with their hamsters merely
powering their lights? We want it all. We want hamsters
powering our kitchen appliances, we want them powering our video game consoles, we want them charging our phones. Yeah,
you heard us. Of course, exactly what happens when your poor little organic electricity production unit runs out of
steam is entirely up to you, but we might recommend buying an itsy bitsy whip and an itsy bitsy circus ringleader
costume for your hand to keep the ball rolling. Gotta make 'dem calls!
P.S. To Peter Ash, the creator of this device: don't worry dude, even though you got a C for this project, you're on
Engadget now. And that's gotta mean something, right?
[Thanks, GCR]
Where is the hamster on the picture ?
I also wonder this things. Where is a hamster of these picture.
Which one is the hamster?
This guy is my hero. I know those little turd creating beasts were good for something other than stinking up the house!
Give 'em a cup of coffee and you'll be able to pop a bag of popcorn in the micro!
ken
is the hampster the small furry one on the wheel, or the one with the white shirt? I cannot tell the difference betwixt them! HAW HAW HAW
Animal abuse?
Poor guy only got a C?
Teacher must be a PETA person, or just evil.
It's brilliant!
i am glad he got a C. he didnt do much. i have one of those chargers for nokia cell phones where you wind a crank. all he did was attach it to a hamster wheel. not a big deal. also, he's lying; in the news report they quote him saying that 2 minutes of the hampster gives him 30 minutes of talk time. uh.. with most phones, even plugging them into the wall for 2 minutes wont give them 30 minutes of talk time. i never used the hand crank charger i have because its crank to charge ratio meant youd have to charge it 2 minutes to get 1 minute of talk time. im sure if a hamster is powering it its even less.
I bet nobody can find the nerd on the pic!
I wonder what that guy's thinking about doing to that hamster afterwards?
the humane society should do something about this
wait, wait, wait...which one of the above comments is from the the comedian. the dumb one, the other one that thought it was funny the second time, or the next two that like to rephrase things (b/c that makes them more funny)?
dean, i was just thinking the same thing. i didnt think it was very funny the first time. and it became incredibly stupid by the 5th time. and im sure it will be even funnier the 6th and 7th times
i heard repeating a same line and recalling a joke in later time is called "callback?" i always thought i was tripping, but it has a specific term. now that's driving me crazy. anyone?
13 - Yes, the correct term is Callback. Have a funny day!
in russia, phone charges hamster!
animal abuse?? how is that animal abuse?? he's not hurting the hamster and hasnt stated anything about forcing the hamster into running. hes only using energy the hamster produces when he decides to run. so STFU about animal abuse!! im so tired i and bored at work...
That C grade reminds me of my high school days. Always having a cool project only to receive a B while the dumb jock gets an A for cutting an article out of the newspaper or piggy-backing on one of the smart kids.
It's a bit disconcerting that he says the hampster generates a 1/15 ratio of spinning to talk time.. that couldn't possibly be correct, but I'd be impressed if it were.
Did anyone else notice that the wheel is smaller than the hampster? Look at him sticking his head in the air. Nice.
But, it's not USB enabled... *eg*
Now this looks very similar to that, "the Hamster-Powered Night Light
With Custom Low-RPM Alternator", which is about 2 years old:
http://infam.antville.org/stories/896979/
brian, i love you.
I'd have given him an A!
That is too cute.
Ha ha ... hamsters are getting more exercise than most people in industialised nations.
Saw this post in Newsgator and look what GoogleAd popped up at the bottom!! I hope their chargers are slightly lest rodent-based...
http://img304.imageshack.us/my.php?image=eg0013za.jpg
I know not which is hamster and which is nerd boy! Ha ha I am from Krackisvania and I make joke. I am wit! This funny because obvious is there but I pretend not!
why does the hamster have such a weird expression on his face?
Didn't you know? Hamsters are the new black.
These designers have designed a dress that incorporates them for fashion.
http://www.yourpsychogirlfriend.com/
That hamster looks like he could end up with spinal injury...
cute. I had hamsters growing up and like them as much as the next person, but that's totally not animal abuse. Hamsters run in wheels all the time anyway, it's what they like to do. My hamsters would run pretty much all night in their wheels.
omg...
Does this guy have the same hair stylist as Bill Gates? Looking at this guy, I'm starting to think that mullets weren't so bad....
I wonder if it's misquoted. 2 minutes of exercise generated 30 seconds of talk time make is more believable.
I mean, if that generator can truly generate 30 mins of talk time from 2 mins of wheel spinning, he can easily sell the design to some company to produce a portable version, and then you will see millions of people spinning a mini-wheel on the street to power their cell phones ...
That boy looks like a total nerd...I just wanna slap that smirk off his damn little face.....
why would you want a hamster charging your phone at an extremley low rate, when you can plug it into the wall, it charges much faster, and you dont use that much current anyway.