[IRCA] OT: kerosene powered radio . . .

["Eric Floden" <eric.f99999@xxxxxxxxx>]

greetings

go to:  http://blog.modernmechanix.com/category/useless-tech/

third from bottom is this news item:

Made in Moscow for use in rural areas, this all-wave radio is reportedly
powered by the kerosene lamp hanging above it. A group of thermocouples is
heated internally to 570 degrees by the flame. Fins cool the outside to
about 90 degrees. The temperature differential generates enough current to
operate the low-drain reciever. Regular listeners may want fur lined union
suits, though: *it works best in a room with open windows.*
**
I like the photo of the rig . . .

ef
the future
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