Another fun Kickstarter project - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: 5U4GB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 31, 2025, 10:07:09 am
content: This time it's agravity harvester. The only things missing area cat, a ball and bucket, and something involving springs and levers.

author: Haenk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2025, 04:09:34 pm
content: He spent 25k of his own money and thousands of hours in designing it. So it *has* to work(Honestly, with 25k spent, all he comes up with is a sketchFrom the FAQ:"Question:How tall must the Gravity Harvester be.If the gravity Harvester proves to be feasible, the shafts will probably need to be very tall, perhaps 500 feet or more. To provide a steady stream of electricity, and provide structural stability, Gravity Harvesters will need to be built in large arrays with footprints covering many acres."Yeah, that sounds like a good project.

author: Simmed
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2025, 04:58:44 pm
content: 3 backers

author: mwb1100
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2025, 07:03:47 pm
content: Smart enough to provide a little legal CYA:Quote

author: Analog Kid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2025, 09:23:57 pm
content: Quote from: Simmed on June 01, 2025, 04:58:44 pmWhy is their goal so specific ($8,392)?

author: Analog Kid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2025, 09:30:42 pm
content: Gravity harvester? Heh, that's already been invented in a traditional Irish song:Dear Sir, I write this note to inform you of my plightAnd at the time of writing I am not a pretty sightMy body is all black and blue, my face a deathly grayI write this note to tell why Paddy's not at work today.While working on the fourteenth floor, some bricks I had to clearAnd to throw them down from off the top seemed quite a good ideaBut the gaffer wasn't very pleased, he was an awful sodHe said I had to cart them down the ladder in me hod.Well clearing all those bricks by hand, it seemed so very slowSo I hoisted up a barrel and secured the rope belowBut in my haste to do the job, I was too blind to seeThat a barrel full of building bricks is heavier than me.So when I had untied the rope, the barrel fell like leadAnd clinging tightly to the rope I started up insteadI took off like a rocket and to my dismay I foundThat half way up I met the bloody barrel coming down.Well the barrel broke my shoulder as on to the ground it spedAnd when I reached the top I banged the pulley with me headI held on tight, though numb with shock from this almighty blowAnd the barrel spilled out half its load fourteen floors below.Now when those building bricks fell from the barrel to the floorI then outweighed the barrel so I started down once moreI held on tightly to the rope as I flew to the groundAnd I landed on those building bricks that were scattered all around.Now as I lay there on the deck I thought I'd passed the worstBut when the barrel reached the top, that's when the bottom burstA shower of bricks came down on me, I knew I had no hopeIn all of this confusion, I let go the bloody rope.The barrel being heavier, it started down once moreAnd landed right on top of me as I lay on the floorIt broke three ribs and my left arm, and I can only sayThat I hope you'll understand why Paddy's not at work today.

author: Ranayna
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 02, 2025, 06:34:19 am
content: Quote from: Analog Kid on June 01, 2025, 09:23:57 pmThe screenshot is of another currency as the original project. It shows that small icon next to the value. And it shows as S$, maybe Singapore Dollar?I am shown the original value of US$ 6500