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| Electric Eel Powering Japanese Christmas Tree, Video |
| 2007-12-20 |
| An aquarium in Japan has discovered a novel way of saving energy this holiday season - the lights on the centre's Christmas tree are powered by an electric eel. Every time the fish moves in its tank, it discharges up to 800 Watts of electricity which is supplied to the tree through cables. Hundreds of customers have been flocking to the aquarium to see the special festive illumination. Eels are widely eaten in Japan, especially in the summer, when their vitamin-rich flesh is seen as a way to regain stamina sapped by the heat. The tree will stay illuminated until December 25. Merry Christmas |
| Posted by:Icerigger |
| #5 IOn, TOPIX > ASTEROID MAY HIT/COLLIDE WITH MARS NEXT MONTH. Asteroid WD5 in possible Tunguska/Siberia sized event - exact scient calcs still on-going. D *** YOU, JACK SPARROW - its always the small ones, taint it. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-12-20 23:00 |
| #4 eel need to eat. |
| Posted by: Pholugum Stalin1270 2007-12-20 22:18 |
| #3 back when I was a kid, we had that avocado-green shag carpeting, which was the fashion at the time. We'd have fondue-dinner and then shuffle our feet and touch the tree. The static would light the bulbs, then we'd have to shuffle again.....I had spark-calluses on my fingers.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-12-20 22:16 |
| #2 And on LUCIANNE/OTHER, theres a new eco-boat whose engine is powered by HUMAN FATS trying to establish a world record(s). FOR THAT KINDLER, GENTLER, YOU-KNOW YOU-WANT-IT "SOLYENT GREEN" XMAS - also, be sure to give this holiday season at your local VOLUNTARY HUMAN/SELF-EXTINCTION MOVEMENT office or friendly suicide station. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-12-20 21:45 |
| #1 Sure, draping your tree with electric eels is edgy and ironic, but nothing says holidays like old fashioned lead foil tinsel. Merry Christmas to all. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2007-12-20 21:30 |