.snip. >One word: gymbals. (Hmm. Maybe with ratcheted gymbals, you could >extract energy from motion? "Why are you bouncing around like that?" >"My computer is low on power.") .snip. If we're going to get into on-the-fly conversion of mechanical energy, why not combine a smaller flywheel with a clockspring (like those Baygen devices.) Low on power? Just crank up the generator! TC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TC Laihttp://www.ben2.ucla.edu/~tclai/root.html Director/Designer TLai Enterprises http://www.tlai.com -- Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to
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