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more about #electrical more comments → MarvelaAndrogeus: I just moved to the UK (from da bay) a few days ago, had the same problem. A travel adapter is four pounds ($8). Their plugs here are so awful that th... more » ohjohnsmall: I'd totally do that, if it was the only way I would be able to download por... I mean... read Gizmodo while traveling. It's kind of brilliant as long... more » armyofchuckness: Are there any current laws that they can charge this person for? Watt worries me is this person isn't safe in their own Ohm. That just hertz. more » bornonbord: Meh, they have a switch on the plug. It's safe to set up until you flip it. They have those all over NZ which drove me nuts. At first. But then th... more » goldfarb: and after getting electrocuted you'll get cast in Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves... lose/lose. more » Ryanraven: Around my house if the plug doesn't fit we just splice the wires and pull the outlet from the wall and throw it all into a bucket of water! For anyon... more » Hello Mister Walrus: I think the retro PSA guy's method was far more elegant and ingenious. more » macpatrik: You'd think someone smart enough to know how to do that wouldn't actually do it. Amazing. more » lefunk01: The turn-key solution for travel adapters more » Skunky: Wait wait wait....so you're telling me that Formula 1 cars are getting powerups? Doesn't that make it more like F-Zero? They need to find a way to cha... more » Toshie: "Electric Hyperspeed Jumps" Soooo you're saying this is NOT going to be like Speed Racer after all? :-( more » br4nd0n: I glad they added this to F1, I forget but another car race used boost and I admit it was much more fun. (Lemans? ) more » thebigcheese: When can I expect this in my car? :) more » SuperTuna: I prefer F1 to NASCAR that's for sure. Don't watch either though lol. Just the car tech. Oh and I LOVED Speed Racer. Man I could have used some ju... more » Hello Mister Walrus: "wasted kinetic energy generated while braking, converting it into electric energy, which gets stored in a battery" When you brake, you convert kineti... more » -
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This Is Why They Make Travel Adapters
Future Darwin Award nominee or desperate genius? Maybe both. But shoving things into what looks like a UK 220V outlet is probably not going to end well. Just ask the guy in this retro UK electrical hazards PSA: More » -
#turboboost
Formula 1 Cars Getting Electric Hyperspeed Jumps
Apart from being one of the most amazing 3D animations I've seen in a while, this Formula 1 2009 video shows how the new KERS works, a kinetic-to-electric-energy system that allows for speed jumps. More » -
#japan
Japanese Hair Growth Gadget Looks Like Electrical Torture
These may look like regular headphones, but the spikes on the top are designed to shock your hair into behaving. And by behaving, we mean grow again. The KeUpper, made in Japan, is supposed to make you slightly less bald in just tens of weeks. Sounds just as good as that Hairmax Laser we tested. [Kilian Nakamura]
