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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 07:42 PM Original message |
Wireless power system shown off. Meet the future, Witricity. |
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rcrush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. About time |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 07:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Might power our electric cars one day. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 08:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. no kidding. |
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kimmylavin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 07:43 AM Response to Reply #1 |
29. I know! |
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Tindalos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. Finally |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 10:11 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. dunno. Want I should bring in cheney for a test? |
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cabluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 07:03 AM Response to Reply #10 |
25. Please do. And set it to maximum power too. nt |
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seeviewonder (291 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
5. I think it would wise to expand this technology. |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
6. Does it use microwave conversion? |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
7. It will be fascinating to learn more and watch this unfold. Pop the corn for the lawsuits -- |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
8. I love the responses here. I also thought, "It about time." |
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rcrush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Tesla was designing this technology in the early 1900's |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 12:56 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Exactly |
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keep_it_real (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 06:11 AM Response to Reply #9 |
24. It's a Tesla rip off; they stole his idea |
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david13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
11. Spooky. Frightening. Many years ago people told me it |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 01:24 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. According to the site, it converts electrical power into a magnetic field which is then |
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comrade snarky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 02:00 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. If you have a brain that can be fried by a magnetic feild. |
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jmondine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 02:21 AM Response to Reply #11 |
19. If you start believing Obama was born in Kenya, we'll know it's happened. |
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jmondine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 02:23 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Then a whole bunch of Grateful Dead fans will show up at your doorstep. |
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TwixVoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
12. This tech is already available... I have such a device 10 feet away from me as I type |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 01:04 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Can you give us specific details on its performance? |
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TwixVoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 01:23 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Performance is very good |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 07:44 AM Response to Reply #12 |
30. That looks pretty cool, but it's not exactly what ... |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:35 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Exactly |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
17. "Trillions of dollars, he said, had also been invested building an infrastructure of wires..." |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 05:33 AM Response to Original message |
21. Any old HAM radio operator would recognize this. |
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POAS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 05:48 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Abd probably about a efficient as rubbing two sticks together. |
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wuvuj (874 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 05:57 AM Response to Original message |
23. Think about it? |
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comrade snarky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. And carrots |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
26. I read about this a couple of years ago, it was perfected at MIT |
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erasmia (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
27. wireless? imagine thou all the x-rays above our heads..will this lead to something good or bad? |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 07:33 AM Response to Original message |
28. I do have some concerns (not health related) |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
32. Tesla would be jealous ...he tried to make A.C wireless. |
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