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warmth

Swiss Swimming Pool Warmed by Surplus Server Heat and Alliteration

There's clearly something going on with the Swiss and hot water: first "extreme jacuzzi-ing" on top of Mont Blanc, and now they're going to use waste energy kicked out by servers to warm a swimming pool. It's a simple concept: take the heat from the server room air-conditioners at a new data center, and direct it through heat exchangers to the water in the town pool. The town, Uitikon, will get a hot pool and all they had to pay for was some of the connecting gear since the heat would otherwise have been vented. Cool! ... or rather, hot! Darn eco-friendly too. [Sydney Morning Herald]

5:57 AM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,451 views, 16 comments

Latest by n/a: Great idea! Especially considering the new mobile Data Center trend using ISBU modules (shipping containers). The ISBU Association reports that Sun Micro, RACK, Verari, Microsoft, even Dell and IBM are making mobile Data Centers using shipping containers. Just add a swimming more »

gadgets

Solar-Powered Floatron Cleans Your Pool and Cuts Down on Chemicals

The Floatron is a pool-cleaning device that claims to be greener than the rest, according to its manufacturers. Not only does the $270 gadget radically reduce your chlorine use, but its manufacturers also claim that it purifies your pool water to EPA drinking water standards. Here's how... More »

3:30 PM on Tue Jul 3 2007
By AddyDugdale
7,917 views, 20 comments

swimming pool nightmare

Ocean Scooter is Shiny! Is Aerodynamic! Is Inflatable?

The Ocean Scooter. Designed to annoy everyone in the swimming pool and get you lost at sea with no possibility of getting back to land, this 12v/7Ah "battery powered inflatable watercraft" can travel at a swooshtastic 2.5 miles per hour and carry up to 165 pounds. It features an "aerodynamic design," dual air chambers made of PVC and, lo and behold, an on/off switch. The demonstration video after the jump can only be watched at 3 a.m. after a bottle of tequila and five bags of Flamin' Hot Crunchy Cheetos. More »

10:15 AM on Mon Jun 4 2007
By Addy Dugdale
5,540 views, 17 comments

Latest by ks2hot4u: 49.99$ cnd wal-mart last year same specs haha more »