my toothbrush already does this.

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This is brilliant!!

Tesla had this idea nearly a century ago. He believed that electricity should be free to everyone in the world, and was devising a plan to transmit free electricity across the globe via a layer in the atmosphere. It is exciting to see this coming back.

Notice how she started to cut him off when he wasn't using the metric system.

Year to year and a half? Bullshit! I've been hearing about stuff like this being ready "any day now" for at least 5 years...

>> ^Stingray:
Notice how she started to cut him off when he wasn't using the metric system.

Watts are metric and the pounds he was talking about were of the money variety...

There was a fiction book... the name is eluding me... that dealt with the evil power companies killing a scientist who discovered "wireless" electricity....had a character who was a "fixer/professional" type guy .. named Jack... one word title... legions.. legacies... hmmm

it was good.

Ah, "broadcast power" was the term they use in the book...i find that a better term than wiricity... oh and it was maybe oil/energy companies in general against the technology

also

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090729210821.htm

I'm sure witricity has some novel uses, but is plugging a plug into the wall that complicated?

No. No it's not.

^--- the fuck, you're still here? sigh. not worth the ban attention i guess.

here we go with more inane cutsy-poo comments to win more brownie points before the bullshit starts again.

>> ^quantumushroom:
I'm sure witricity has some novel uses, but is plugging a plug into the wall that complicated?
No. No it's not.

You're right it's not that complicated. But as usual you miss the point completely.

Is having 50 million god damn chargers for all your toys plugged into every freaking available socket in your house a major pain in the ass? YES, it is!

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