[Lab] green art

Tue Nov 18 22:24:45 EST 2014

What if you had a hexagon bug walk and a light lights up whenever it passes
by implying that the kinetic energy was converted to power or maybe it
powers the crank

On Tuesday, November 18, 2014, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:

> Yes, that's the idea but you don't need a read out. The more power there
> is coming from other sources the less load you will feel on the crank. And
> the fun part is solar will not be working except around noon when the sun
> is high. :)
>
> That's one of the thoughts I had...
>
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> On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 6:10 PM, greg atcheson <greg.atcheson at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','greg.atcheson at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> How about crank power but it's supplemented with supplied power and you
>> can see the ratio, emphasizing that we have to have that power wherever it
>> comes from.
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','darcy at siteware.com');>> wrote:
>>
>>> Not sure yet.. I think the present is interesting...
>>>
>>> The idea I have so far is a crank generator that runs the grid. Solar
>>> and wind is cool too since if there is solar or wind then the piece can run
>>> without cranking. But since it's an indoor installation (I think), it will
>>> only run on solar on a schedule... so if it happens to be noon when you're
>>> viewing the piece there will be a solar component. But at 10pm, there will
>>> never be solar... I suppose I could try and get real weather data to it
>>> too...
>>>
>>> That's what I've been thinking...
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> Darcy Whyte
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>>> On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 12:24 PM, Natasha D'Souza <natdsou at gmail.com
>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','natdsou at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It really depends on what you are trying to convey here. When I think
>>>> of energy I think of the alternate forms of this technology
>>>>
>>>> For example converting people's foot steps into power, windmills,
>>>> solar, bio fuels. So is the past, present or future that you are
>>>> representing?
>>>>
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>>>>> I was asked to so a piece of art for the energy industry...
>>>>>
>>>>> What to do?
>>>>>
>>>>> What I was thinking was a power grid and you crank it to keep it
>>>>> running.
>>>>> It could be like a little town with lights (perhaps even a little car
>>>>> to
>>>>> drive around)..
>>>>>
>>>>> So the loads of the town would vary and of course you'd feel the load
>>>>> on
>>>>> the hand crank. When you stop cranking the town goes dark...
>>>>>
>>>>> I suppose it would be fairly easy to CNC a little town (famous last
>>>>> words)... what to include?
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>> Darcy Whyte
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