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Every schoolboy knows that most of the human body's latent energy is lost through the top of the head.
Why not invent a hat, possibly made of metal (see link), that channels this energy to spent batteries, which can dangle off the brim of the hat, much like corks on a stereotypical Austrailan bushman's
headwear.
After a brisk walk, the batteries will be fully charged, ready to be employed in electrical paraphernalia of your own choosing.
Soid Gold Hat Shop
http://www.halfbake...20Gold_20Hat_20Shop
Where to buy metal hats [kpx, Sep 19 2001, last modified Oct 04 2004]
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That energy loss you speak of is thermal, presumably. The
human head doesn't actually produce or need to dispose of
more heat than any other similarly-sized portion of the
body; it only accounts for a disproportionate amount of the
human body's heat loss when the rest of the body is
disproportionately insulated by clothing. |
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That energy loss you speak of is thermal, presumably. The
human head doesn't actually produce or need to dispose of
more heat than any other similarly-sized portion of the
body; it only accounts for a disproportionate amount of the
human body's heat loss when the rest of the body is
disproportionately insulated by clothing or bedding. |
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A seebeck-effect thermopile would be able to harvest a small amount of energy this way, but the hot-cold junction temperature differential would be quite low. |
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It would however be capable of delivering a high voltage, enough to run the HT side of a thermionic valve device. |
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The brain actually uses something like 20% of the body's
energy. |
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That accounts for Sturton's extremely active and vigorous ... no, well, let's not discuss that. |
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But it's clear from his behaviour that whatever brains he has, if any, aren't located within his cranium. |
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Don't let Sturton's outward appearance deceive you. On the
surface, he appears as a drunken, drug-addicted gourmand
with dubious tastes in clothing, bedfellows and relatives.
However, given his size and shape, his surface to volume
ratio is extremely low. |
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When sober (which happens seldom; but instantaneously
when necessary), he has one of the greatest minds in
Europe. Give him an intractable problem or an insoluble
mystery, and he'll have a solution by the time you've
finished speaking. He is a chess grand-master, has co-
authored a series of papers on the computational density of
free space, and consults for the UN when the mood takes
him. He also plays blackjack and baccarat from time to
time, and supports his life (I hesitate to call it a lifestyle) in
this way, although he is banned from most casinos. |
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