And to continue our "pedal power" series, here's another one that caught my eye on the Engadget website the other day. I'm afraid I didn't actually watch it happen live - blame the time difference - but New York's Times Square New Year's Eve Ball was powered this year by a fleet of six stationary bikes (called "power rovers"). The power generated by the pedalling was fed directly into giant "batteries" of that well-known copper-topped brand that illuminated the iconic 2010 numerals at the stroke of midnight. To light the numerals for 30 minutes required some 32 ...
Times Square New Year's Eve Ball goes green
Posted by Bosque 841 days ago (http://www.wattwatt.com)And to continue our "pedal power" series, here's another one that caught my eye on the Engadget website the other day. I'm afraid I didn't actually watch it happen live - blame the time difference - but New York's Times Square New Year's Eve Ball was powered this year by a fleet of six stationary bikes (called "power rovers"). The power generated by the pedalling was fed directly into giant "batteries" of that well-known copper-topped brand that illuminated the iconic 2010 numerals at the stroke of midnight. To light the numerals for 30 minutes required some 32 ...
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