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General Cool Stuff
by Michael Pick on September 27, 2007
Wind up radios are old hat, but this one was new one me - a wind up lamp. What's kind of cool about it is the chunky wind up key sticking out of the side, giving it a distinctly wizard of oz/Disneyfied look.
It comes as no surprise to learn, then, that this is straight out of Japan, home of all things cutesy-pie. Over at Geekologie there are a few more details (along with a hilariously unwholesome anecdote which I'll let you discover for yourself):
My personal doubt is that this thing does its job silently. I can't imagine the windup lamp being wildly relaxing if it issues a chugging, grinding or tick-tocking sound. Anyone given one a try?
It comes as no surprise to learn, then, that this is straight out of Japan, home of all things cutesy-pie. Over at Geekologie there are a few more details (along with a hilariously unwholesome anecdote which I'll let you discover for yourself):
"The wind up lamp, designed by Yuko Tagushi, is very cool. It runs off a high carbon tensile steel spring. As the spring unwinds, it powers a small electric generator, producing enough power to keep the light on. When the key winds down, it's lights out."
My personal doubt is that this thing does its job silently. I can't imagine the windup lamp being wildly relaxing if it issues a chugging, grinding or tick-tocking sound. Anyone given one a try?
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