We’ve almost seen it all, a water-powered clock, a lemon-powered clock, now we have a mud-powered clock! Designed by Francesco Castiglione Morelli and Tommaso Ceschi, the Timeless Garden uses the chemical reaction between metal and mud to generate enough electricity to power a clock!
The Mini Hydro Clock is a small clock (about 2.5cm by 5cm) which simply displays the time. No alarm function, no date or calendar information. Just the time. However, what is interesting is that you can power it with any fluid you like, including water, juice, milk and beer. I imagine that the smell from...
If you don’t already have a solar powered or wind powered clock, then you might fancy this rather odd lemon powered clock. The clock exploits the lemon’s citric acid as well as the copper and zinc on the clock to generate enough current to power the clock for a week.
I recently reviewed a water powered desktop calculator, and now there’s a Water Powered Clock. Using a combination of water and salt, the clock electrodes generate a current sufficient to power the clock for quite a while. This eco gadget is bright and colourful, and it’s bound to attract attention if you’ve got it on...
