Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 08:25:29 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: H Re: Potato powered Libretto In a message dated 6/8/2000 12:40:22 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I must admit I looked at it and though 'hmmmm' and then I got my calculator > out and decided they'd need at least a sack of spuds to get the current > they'd need...It's one of those things: the volts are easy - just put the > spuds in series - but the internal impedance of a spud cell is erm > non-trivial. But I bought a friend in the States' son a spud powered clock > for his birthday last year - that ran fine on about a microamp! > > Neil > > p.s. spud = potato (for those who may not speak English as a first language) > *THIS IS A PERSONAL COMMENT, NOT THE VIEW OF THE VOA* (Whose views vary by the direction of the wind and the temperament of the Bureaucrats.) Thanks, Very helpful for us that speak American. I do know Special English from the VOA, as a second language, but it doesn't include "Spud". There are the Spuddy Buddies in a commercial for Idaho potatoes, so I cannot plead complete ignorance. Jim Ray, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 5 a.m. and 90 degrees F. <A HREF="http://historic-glendale.net/granny_jean's_gifts.htm">Click here: Granny Jean's Gifts</A> (crass commercial) Warning: Subjects with (H) may or may not contain humor. ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------UNSUBSCRIBE------- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe --------UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **************************************************************
