Shawn Frayne, of Mountain View CA, has invented a new tool to harness wind power for lower-energy needs than traditional windmills offer. The Windbelt was inspired by the 1940 collapse of Washington’s Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Popular Mechanics
i immediately started to wonder how that energy can get stored, how much more sophisticated/greedy a utility can it serve, etc. but it's just beautiful on its own.
Jan 18, 08 7:35 am ·
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That's so frickin' cool!!! I love, love, love these simple, inexpensive solutions, truly someone thinking in totally new ways. Bravo to Shawn!
effing phenomenal.
why is the wind belt only for the third world? seems like we all should get on board...
Genius!
beautiful.
i immediately started to wonder how that energy can get stored, how much more sophisticated/greedy a utility can it serve, etc. but it's just beautiful on its own.
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