Cool idea for the green crowd

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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    Yeah, verily! I could see using one to light up a garden shed that doesn't have electricity. It's a clever idea.
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  • Profile picture of the author Paul Myers
    Yeah. You have to wonder how many of those are just waiting to be thought up.
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  • Profile picture of the author Patrician
    wow. i've got 2 have 1.

    "shoe-shopping-good"!

    ;o)

    so brilliant, the light!

    i was just thinking about 'bright ideas' at 1:am ("why you can't go home from the office when you work at home"). even though it is only 9:55pm here about to go back to 8:55pm

    weird "hybrid" eclipse (dual) solar and annular --= at dawn tomorrow in the East

    so this is a nice story 4 - 2 day to see a new way.

    thanks paul!
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  • Profile picture of the author ronrule
    Now I can light my secret underground lair for free! I wonder if this would work in a "channel" type of setup, like where you have a long tube of water instead of bottles, maybe some mirrors inside it to keep the light going. What a cool idea.
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  • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
    Cool idea. Cloudy days, not so much.
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    • Profile picture of the author Paul Myers
      Ron,

      You can use fiber optic cable for that. Not as cheap or revolutionary, but it works. Just takes longer for the payback.

      Or you could rely on the traditional villain's trick for eco-friendly underground illairmination: Phosphorescent moss on the walls.

      Dan,
      Cool idea. Cloudy days, not so much.
      True, but when you're starting from zero, any positive addition helps.


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      • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
        Originally Posted by Paul Myers View Post

        Ron,

        You can use fiber optic cable for that. Not as cheap or revolutionary, but it works. Just takes longer for the payback.

        Or you could rely on the traditional villain's trick for eco-friendly underground illairmination: Phosphorescent moss on the walls.

        Dan,True, but when you're starting from zero, any positive addition helps.


        Paul
        True on starting from zero.
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