Firewinder LED windmill, for the eco-friendly barbershop
By Nilay Patel 
posted Mar 26th 2008 6:34PM
posted Mar 26th 2008 6:34PM
[Via Inhabitat]
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Looks like something that you could stair at for hours when your high.
Dont think it plays doom or blends!
They should have put RGB LEDs.
http://ledmuseum.home.att.net/
http://ledmuseum.home.att.net/ledrgb.htm
you mean 'STARE at for hours'
Why? So you could signal only the gay aliens to your house?
Yes I meant stare....spellin' FTL there.
It looks neat, but it is more the $20 kind of neat.
It may not blend, but it would become the blender if the winds were blowing fast enough.
I think it would be more like a mix than a blend, us it to mix your drink, your vary big drink.
i meant use not us
My mind jumped straight to the words "Blade's Edge" in the article before I even got myself to read it.. I really need to cut out the gaming a bit.
I feel nauseated. And no, im not pregnant.
Thats awful.
Maybe if it had different coloured LED's or something it might almost be worthwhile.
Yeah it looks like they could have done a ton of cool things with this...but they opted to take the less creative, more vanilla, route. $200? Rip off.
Hmmm
The Firewinder LED windmill: For all your epileptic fit-inducing needs.
From the video I'd say the thing would make me very nervous, and if neighbours had it very pissed and annoyed at them if it was within view.
Expensive much? But really guys, maybe, just maybe $50 would be reasonable, but $200?! That really sucks, because this is a good and interesting product, yet because of its price, it may never catch on.
seems like some led's, a pringles can, some hot glue, a small motor, and a couple hours could make the same thing
What in the world is this FOR? It doesn't provide enough light to actually illuminate anything, it only shines when it's windy (and hence when you're less likely to even be out), and it certainly does seem seizure/nausea inducing. Plus, round here anyway, it tends to be windy during the day and calm at night...
Wonder what kind of output that thing is generating? I know it's only powering a few LEDs, but it seems to be generating a good bit of rotational velocity at the noted wind speeds.
"bleep bloop deedeedoo ooee"
translation "the spinny thing! we must get it!"
lets see this work at 60mph...and there should be multiple colors...i got bored watching tat video after 10 seconds hahaha
What they need to do is make it programmable so you can make it display words vertically.
video was meh
Wow. All I need now are 200 mph winds and I'll have enough light to read a book by.
By that time, your book would have blown away.
Do you think they will make a version with sticky fly paper surfaces? Certainly would make summer time more fun.
Full-colour LEDs + ability to program words/images = great way to advertise things
Does it also play the cheesy music? That would make me want it a little.
Or, should I welcome my wind-powered barely-glowing masters?
"it puts the lotion on it's skin, it does this whenever it's told or it gets the hose again. Doesn't it precious?"
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spinning.
w00t.
i meant use not us
A whole new level of unnecessarily...
OK, even at $39, I'd have a hard time trying to decide if I wanted to spend the cash on that or not. $29 would be more like it. $200 is absolutely out of the question. There must have been LOTS of R&D on that project to justify that price. OUCH!