May 13, 2010: Wind Power Granny

xoxoxoBruce · 05-12-2010, 11:32 PM

Well, not a real Granny, a wind powered knitting machine.
It's not real versatile in that only knits a long tube, but it's automatic and powered for free.

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With the power of the wind, a knitting machine knits from the outside towards the inside of a building. The knitted material is harvested from time to time and rounded-off in individually packaged scarves. Each scarf has its own label which tells you in how much time it has been knitted and on which date.

It's a demonstration of the possibities... and one huricane would do enough, you could take a long vacation.

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monster · 05-12-2010, 11:39 PM

I need to build one. That's a great idea!

ZenGum · 05-13-2010, 06:02 AM

I have a strong desire to swing off that scarf.

spudcon · 05-13-2010, 07:59 AM

My granny had a lot of wind too.

Sundae · 05-13-2010, 08:20 AM

That has to be in a London square.
A great idea, although I doubt the inhabitants have to economise.

Then again, despite the fact necessity is supposed to be the mother of invention I expect most inventions come from people who don't have to live hand to mouth...

xoxoxoBruce · 05-13-2010, 08:33 AM

They added a wind catching fan to a hand cranked machine, that was invented probably 150 years ago, to speed up production over hand knitting. Part of the industrial revolution that made Britain so wealthy.
This installation has nothing to do with economizing.

squirell nutkin · 05-15-2010, 08:23 AM

Yes, but it can't make a homosexual.

stevecrm · 05-17-2010, 04:09 AM

snake jumpers

05-12-2010, 11:39 PM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I need to build one. That's a great idea! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-13-2010, 06:02 AM	#3
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I have a strong desire to swing off that scarf. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

05-13-2010, 07:59 AM	#4
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	My granny had a lot of wind too. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

05-13-2010, 08:33 AM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They added a wind catching fan to a hand cranked machine, that was invented probably 150 years ago, to speed up production over hand knitting. Part of the industrial revolution that made Britain so wealthy. This installation has nothing to do with economizing. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-15-2010, 08:23 AM	#7
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	Yes, but it can't make a homosexual. __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

05-13-2010, 08:20 AM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	That has to be in a London square. A great idea, although I doubt the inhabitants have to economise. Then again, despite the fact necessity is supposed to be the mother of invention I expect most inventions come from people who don't have to live hand to mouth...

05-17-2010, 04:09 AM	#8
stevecrm Just moved in Join Date: May 2008 Location: worksop, England Posts: 42	snake jumpers

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