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in mother russia, floor dances you!]]>Jul 17th 2008 8:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/
That's the funniest thing I've heard all day

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the crystal only needs a tiny amount of pressure to generate a current. the distance the floor will move in depth will be unlikely to be more than 2 millimeters.

so none is really going to notice.]]>Jul 17th 2008 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 17th 2008 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/
How viable would it be to install this in say a few busy streets? Oxford Street (London) coems into mind, and surely it'll make a profit for the borough in the long run, like double glazing does for houses?

Yes, I have thought about maintainence costs, but still?]]>Jul 17th 2008 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 17th 2008 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/
In the case of putting it in streets, it is taking kinetic energy out of the cars that drive over it, so instead of producing power in a relatively efficient power plant, they'd be stealing it from inefficient cars.

Asinine in my opinion.]]>Jul 17th 2008 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 17th 2008 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Was in the English paper The Mirror last week some time. Thursday I think
Kick-ass idea, though. I love piezoelectricity]]>Jul 18th 2008 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/
here's a one-way ticket back, by the way]]>Jul 17th 2008 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 17th 2008 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 17th 2008 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Owner: "It's powered by your dancing! Dance!"
People: "But there's no music to dance to!"
Owner: "I knew there would be a catch to this...damn!"]]>Jul 17th 2008 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 17th 2008 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/DJ: Let’s just spam “Jump Around” (House of Pain) all night!
Club Owner: Sweeeet! Just mix, blend, and scratch it so they can’t tell.
DJ: Done deal!]]>Jul 17th 2008 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 17th 2008 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 17th 2008 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 17th 2008 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 17th 2008 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 17th 2008 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 18th 2008 7:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/
"Hump on your bed enough and you will receive an energy discount?"

How exactly would one word that?]]>Jul 18th 2008 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 17th 2008 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 17th 2008 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 17th 2008 5:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 18th 2008 3:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/
... White people who think they have rhythm]]>Jul 17th 2008 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 17th 2008 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 17th 2008 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 17th 2008 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 17th 2008 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/power-generating-dance-floor-hits-uk-club/Jul 17th 2008 4:56PM