The Liquid Power Clock. Props to Mr and Mrs Designer for making this hackneyed old concept actually look interesting in this incarnation. A real digital clock powered by juice and which looks faintly retro 1950’s Dr Frankenstein. Nice one. $17.95.
Power up this digital clock with fruit juice, cola or any other liquid – no batteries required! * Real digital clock * Generates electricity without batteries * Runs on liquids like juice or soy sauce * Easy to assemble * Teaches kids about electricity and chemistry
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[...] 1. Liquid Powered Digital Clock [via RedFerret] This gadget looks like it came out of a Frankenstein movie set! But what it does is to use simple science to power up the digital clock. Just pour in any liquid to one of the tubes to generate electricity but I think both must be different (e.g. more acidic orange juice and a neutral tap water would do fine). Pretty cool isn’t it – you can even make one at home just by looking at the diagram! 2. 500lb Potato Battery [via Make] Boys will be boys – can you imagine building a potato battery using 500lb (~227kg) of potatoes? Well, this guys did it and managed to generate 5 volts and 4 miliamperes! Not alot but it managed to power a small sound system. And finally an advice to all those who tries to do this: don’t eat the potatoes after your experiment! [...]