We know boobs are powerful. In my younger days I never had to wait for
a drink while at the bar (my less endowed friends would have me make
the drink runs) and now, well, I have two pudgy, well-nourished babies
to my credit.
But the idea that boobs can actually generate power? Like, electricity? That never occurred to me, until I saw this article from Slate blogged
all over the place today. Writer Adrienne So spoke with a sports bra
expert, nanotechnology guy and someone who made a backpack that uses
kinetic energy to power itself to see if the bouncy-bouncy of
reasonably good sized breasts during vigorous exercise could generate
enough power to, say, keep your iPod charged through a workout.
It's possible, just not easy, it turns out.
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