Video of the yeast-and-sugar powered generator in action: experience the capability of boring

January 24th, 2008 | Category: Gadget Corner

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Remember that yeast-and-sugar-powered generator from Dr. Cedrick Ngalande of Malawi we spotted a while back? Ol’ Ced’s back with a video of the system in action — and an explanation of how it works, to boot. Just as most of you guessed, the system is powered by the yeast / sugar mix giving off CO2, leading to a pressure imbalance which tips the center of gravity and causes motion. What most of you didn’t guess,

however, is how freaking slowly that would happen — check out the video after the break, and thereupon wake up and wipe the drool off your face, slick.

[Via BoingBoing]

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Original post by Nilay Patel

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