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« on: February 06, 2010, 11:20:49 am »
How cool would it be to see something like this in Tulsa?

http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/eco-shocker-turbine-light-concept-uses-wind-to-light-highways/
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« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2010, 11:59:53 am »
Quote from: wavoka on February 06, 2010, 11:20:49 am
How cool would it be to see something like this in Tulsa?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/eco-shocker-turbine-light-concept-uses-wind-to-light-highways/

Might be more practical on a bridge (with pedestrians) where there is always a breeze, wiring is expensive, and the lights would be justified.
The lights themselves seem to be LED's which are an inevitability (assuming we get the color right).
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« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2010, 10:28:03 am »
Very neat.
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