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**figfry** · 06-30-2008, 12:43 AM

Apparently a thousandth hahahah.
http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Art...rgy-crisis.htm

**h3rk** · 06-30-2008, 01:12 AM

Originally Posted by 2k1Toaster

it would be the first 1-hamsterpower car! How many hamsterpowers per horsepower?

Well, I don't own a hamster personally, well not since the 2nd grade, but then I forgot to feed them one week and the big one ate the other one's head off, but that's another topic (it really was gruesome but I'd hate to clutter this thread with such a story).
So I got some empirical data from someone who appears to have built a hamster generator from scratch. He built a generator with some magnets and a couple coils. Each coil put out about 1.2 volts, and with his highly scientific method of determining the neutral plane, it looks as if he was able to double that with a second coil. Now, there's some standarization that needs to be addressed concerning the hamster's diet and such, but taking the situation as it was, the laboratory team was able to conclude that 200mA was achievable.

So now, 2.4V and .2 A gives us .48W. and since 1Hp is about 745.7W, I'd say that one horsepower is about 1500 hamsterpowers (1553.5 if you don't like my rounding). Then there's efficiency...

So 1000 was actually kind of ballpark close eh?

Source:http://www.otherpower.com/hamster.html

**Rob Withey** · 06-30-2008, 03:54 AM

Originally Posted by Bugbyte

Ha! There's no way this kid is either A) 15; or B) that stupid. The only ones getting strung along on this thread are us forum members.

The "autonator" thread came to an abrupt halt when he was sussed. I predict this one will too, and that there will be another one pop up real soon now.

**djtaz** · 06-30-2008, 04:17 AM

Im stil quite upset that my perpetual motion power idea was glossed over so rapidly.
I will work i tell you , it will work .. the end id nigh...ohh no thats the other rant....

I wonder did nasa answer the e-mail ?

I have a tear in my eye by just having a part to play in this thread .... If it comes to an abrupt halt it will be missed.

**Tidder** · 06-30-2008, 05:18 AM

Holy poop-stick, how did I miss this thread? Man... what happened to you guys, you used to be all about the game, the thrill of the hunt, the celebratory hot dogs at the end. The hampster forums of which we would torture together... now we've fallen far and away from one another, as to not alert each other to a new thread?

Maybe I just need to pay closer attention.

**Tidder** · 06-30-2008, 05:28 AM

P.S. Every single one of you are going to hell. Even mods participating in the mayhem? What a sad sad world this is...

EDIT: Aww... I think he was really real... http://www.myspace.com/ausi319

**djtaz** · 06-30-2008, 06:03 AM

That myspace link doesnt work for me but I see on another site he plays the trumpet as well

**danielkh** · 06-30-2008, 07:36 AM

You're going to feel real good about yourself when this guy spends ALL his Special Olympics winnings building a perpetual motion hydroelectric hamster driven (waterboarding rodents) power cell ran on crushed up solars!

Shame on you all.