Not to rain on anyone's parade, but we've got devices that can deliver this at this size since a looooong time. There are many tiny capacitors that can hold 0.03 watts of power (and much more). Granted, the interface electronics aren't as easy since they have to deal with voltage variation, but still.

Guess this is another "green-sounding" technology that's being put into places where it will never perform. The way of the future is storing powerfull, yet small magnetic fields. The future is supercapacitors.

Obviously the child is scared. A regular obamaton is scary enough, you can't put a child through this !

How about we solve everyone's dilemma at once. How about a USB2.0 expansion bay ? With 5 usb plugs that can be slightly rotated ?

Oh and obviously have one or 2 antenna connectors available.

Yes but the athmosphere is rotating at the same speed. The only thing that matters is the speed difference ... 0 (give or take a few 100 kph). So that's not really the problem.

The problem is the weight of the cable. The cable will need to go up 35,785 kilometers. And while you'd be correct in assuming that the upper 1000 kilometers would cancel out their own weight, the bottom 34,000 won't.

But it would be the greatest thing since sliced bread for getting stuff into geostationary orbit. For one thing, it would end all energy problems on earth once and for all.

No worries. Greenpeace will discover just how spineless and luxury dependant their fanbase really is.

I doubt they could survive 20 minutes without lip gloss or a comb.

I actually met several of these nutcases that still have a minx scarf in the closet "for old time's sake".

This thing IS scrap. I mean really ...
1) it has wheels, so it can't climb stairs or even cross the street
2) remote control, and still barely functional
3) that skeleton cannot carry anything, really, give it a basketball and it's joints will bend under the pressure, leaving you with still a piece of scrap, but one that won't move

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