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John Larkin wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:01:20 -0800, SoothSayer <SaySooth@TheMonastery.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:45:38 -0800, John Larkin
>> <jjlarkin@highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:39:08 +0800, Dennis <none@null.net.au> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Saw this advert - shower head with LEDs to illuminate the water stream, 
>>>> coulour indicates temperature.
>>>> Supposedly without batteries or external power.
>>>>
>>>> "No batteries and external power supply needed.
>>>> The color change tells you the water temperature.
>>>> Bright LED light.
>>>> Approved by CE & RoHS certificates.
>>>> Electricity is generated by hydraulic mechanism."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I wonder what mecahnism they use to generate the power & if it really is 
>>>> as bright as the marketing pictures depict!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> No doubt they will make a few dollars out of it!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> You could in theory have a shower head that delivered 50 watts or so of
>>> electrical power from the pressure drop.
>>
>>  Well, remove the restrictor, and you get that back.
>>
>>  So, the generator can be set (designed) to spool up until the drop
>> matches what a proper, restricted head would deliver.
>>
>>  They would always be red with me.  My showers are 125 degrees.
> 
> EEs should be legally exempt from having to use low-flow shower heads. We get
> all our best ideas in a good hot shower.
> 

I get my best ones when having a brewsky. So should we exempt EEs from
DUI laws? Oh wait, something like that has already been done in ... you
guessed it ... Ireland:

http://drinkingmadeeasy.com/booze-in-the-news/irish-county-votes-to-allow-leniency-on-drunk-driving/

-- 
Regards, Joerg

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