Comments on: How many oranges does it take to power an iPhone? https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/02/13/how-many-oranges-does-it-take/ Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:36:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: rpsms https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/02/13/how-many-oranges-does-it-take/#comment-514795 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:36:10 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/02/13/how-many-oranges-does-it-take/#comment-514795 If you leave the fruit on the tree, does it charge longer?

]]> By: Paul S. https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/02/13/how-many-oranges-does-it-take/#comment-514794 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:38:50 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/02/13/how-many-oranges-does-it-take/#comment-514794 I’m no engineer, but I sense that there may be a couple of obstacles to using this as a large-scale power source.

]]> By: daedalus2u https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/02/13/how-many-oranges-does-it-take/#comment-514793 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:16:51 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/02/13/how-many-oranges-does-it-take/#comment-514793 Sorry to disapoint all of you, but the energy the orange battery produced came from the zinc that was inserted into it. That zinc was not produced in a carbon neutral way. (neither were the oranges for that matter).

]]> By: Equisetum https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/02/13/how-many-oranges-does-it-take/#comment-514792 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:30:44 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/02/13/how-many-oranges-does-it-take/#comment-514792 And it’s carbon neutral!!! Global warming is over!!!

]]> By: DDeden https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/02/13/how-many-oranges-does-it-take/#comment-514791 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:05:05 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/02/13/how-many-oranges-does-it-take/#comment-514791 No, not fruit slices, fat cells!!! Chat the Fat away!!

]]> By: Klaxton https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/02/13/how-many-oranges-does-it-take/#comment-514790 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:49:58 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/02/13/how-many-oranges-does-it-take/#comment-514790 The iPad will run on grapefruits.

]]> By: Bucks County Wedding Photographer https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/02/13/how-many-oranges-does-it-take/#comment-514789 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:21:35 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/02/13/how-many-oranges-does-it-take/#comment-514789 Greg – is this video for real? If so how long is the life of the orange battery, and does it still drain quickly in gps mode?

The potato battery may just solve the acceleration issues Toyota has been experiencing – hehe.

]]> By: Stephanie Z https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/02/13/how-many-oranges-does-it-take/#comment-514788 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:01:07 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/02/13/how-many-oranges-does-it-take/#comment-514788 Aw, I was hoping it would pull way, way back before the fade.

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