Feb 18 2009Sure, Why Not?: Rechargeable Solar Batteries

You know what I hate? Rhubarb. Never liked it. Also, when batteries die. Or a beloved family pet. *sniff* Focus, GW, focus. BAAAAAATTERIES!
Designed by Knut Karlsen, the SunCats are basically a set of old NiMH rechargeable batteries wrapped in a flexible Photo Voltaic cell created by the Institute for Energy Technology. When the batteries are drained, you simply leave them sitting in a windowsill or anywhere with ample sunlight and they'll recharge themselves.
Unfortunately, the batteries are slow as hell to recharge. I'm talking like light-years here. Psyche -- light-years are a measure of distance, not time! But the batteries do take forever to charge. I wasn't lying about that. But I was lying when I said I love you. I just wanted to see what color underwear you were wearing.
SunCat Solar Batteries [ohgizmo]
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Reader Comments
1. I'm a Computer - February 18, 2009 7:23 PM
i am pooping in my panties
2. Milkman - February 18, 2009 7:26 PM
Nobody said first so...
f1rst!
3. Pew³ - February 18, 2009 7:27 PM
Can they make the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs?
4. DanDan - February 18, 2009 7:28 PM
cool i would buy those
5. Mel - February 18, 2009 7:32 PM
GW, you don't have to lie to see what colour my panties are.
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10. Chinese tattoos - February 18, 2009 9:59 PM
cool i would buy those
11. BZKlint - February 18, 2009 10:08 PM
What about the battery powered battery?
12. demi - February 18, 2009 10:20 PM
the charging panels should be able to unwrap to gain a larger surface area and a better angle.
13. Daisy - February 18, 2009 10:22 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max made solar powered batteries for his science fair project. He also made several accessories for the batteries, a wind powered recharger, and also a battery powered battery charger. He figured these would be good to have if his regular rechargeable battries died, or if the solar powered ones died on a windy night. The teacher grading the science fair thought this was the stupidest project ever telling max cylindrical solar panels are terrible because they have half the solar cell pointing the wrong way, nd the solar panels re exHe suggested putting solr panels on the charger would be m0re efficient.
14. Ken the tech - February 18, 2009 10:22 PM
so how much power the batteries provide? personally I don't see any problem using the electricity to charge batteries. What is the point of using the sunlight?
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16. Watch - February 19, 2009 7:40 AM
those are so freaking cool! also i will iuse them to build an energy rifle to stop daisy from making stupid spam comments as well.
17. softlicious - February 19, 2009 8:59 AM
These batteries are stupid, the solar panel is wrapped, so most of the surface is on the shade part and most of the time I imagine you want to use your batteries. Because they are slow to load you would have to buy several in order to always have ready loaded batteries when you want. This just shows that stupid environmentalist mental cases can't even do some simple math. Fuuuck you environmentalists, go fvck your fvcking batteries!!! I've got other things to think about than stupid batteries.
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18. Mike - February 19, 2009 9:20 AM
Damn, I invented this over six years ago! I've been waiting for better PVCs to come around. I guess I should have made a prototype to get people excited. Well, the cat is out of the bag now. My design also included the advent of clear battery covers with reflective housings in the device the batteries were used in. The only drawback is that batteries typically should stay out of the sun for heat considerations, especially with LiPOs. Good luck.
19. Spam Artist - February 19, 2009 9:49 AM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Tender Dracula where Dracula runs down the road in the sunlight and explodes.
20. Tricky Ricky - February 19, 2009 10:51 AM
Who is the dumb arse who came up with this crap? solar powered batteries??
almost every device usually has a black plastic cover for the battery compartment..sure they make clear plastic radios, but I would think that even the clear plastic cover reduces the effectiveness of the solar panels.
21. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - February 19, 2009 12:04 PM
I have no issue communicating without the use of profanity. Quite frankly, the english language offers much more colorful adjectives. The point being made is simply that in this country, where this blog is hosted, we have freedom of speech. The same freedom of speech that would protect this blogger (GW) in court. I find it rather disingenuous of him to post NSFW content and genitalia jokes, then censor our comments about them.
This would also be helpful in an emergency kit. And just about as convenient as the "shake to power" flashlight...
22. Mighty E - February 19, 2009 12:17 PM
someone please tell the mental midget who posted this "article" that a light-year is a measurement of distance, not time.
23. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - February 19, 2009 12:21 PM
22- I would really like to believe you aren't that stupid and are simply trolling... But alas, I don't believe it. You're an idiot.
24. Scorpion1031 - February 19, 2009 12:58 PM
23 Agreed
25. Kup - February 19, 2009 1:12 PM
.....solar panels........rechargable batteries, .....meh........... you whippersnappers need to come back to the present and stop dreaming about wild things you've seen in some whacked out nickleoden on the boardwalk.
26. OtterMan - February 19, 2009 2:54 PM
Because this way, your robotic Otter can keep going for hours. Much like the Duracell rabbit, but less gay and with more guns. Otter guns.
27. demi - February 19, 2009 5:35 PM
3: "Can they make the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs"
@22 Yeah, you kinda failed. But you had good intentions.
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