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你相信嗎，一個塑膠瓶就能變成一個微型的發電站，它能給手機充電，能點亮燈泡照明，而且，可以反覆使用。



這不是愛稀奇瞎掰，而是肯亞首都奈洛比一幫設計師已經鼓搗出的有趣玩意——當然，必須承認，單靠塑膠瓶本身是沒可能產生電力的，除非你拿著它使勁地在毛衣上摩擦……真正要實現開頭說的那些效果，還需要一些配件和龍套的幫助。

首先介紹配件先生。這是一套名為“塑膠瓶充電器”（The Bottle Charger）的設備，看上去像是帶著長長探針的奇怪儀錶。而跑龍套的，就是一壺開水了。使用的時候，先將開水倒入塑膠瓶，然後插入充電器，電力就能神奇地產生~據說，依據開水和環境的溫差，整個設備大概能產生大概5瓦的電量，支撐普通手機使用約15到30分鐘。

究其原理，大概就是利用溫差在發電，塑膠瓶子作為熱源的容器，反覆加入開水，就能不斷獲得電力。和愛稀奇之前介紹的發電杯墊類似。








Plastic bottles graduate from litter to cellphone chargers
( http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/plastic-bottles-graduate-from-litter-to-cellphone-chargers.php )

Several complaints of how plastic bottles are clogging the eco-system as litter are now on the verge of being addressed with the arrival of The Bottle Charger comes in. This contraption transforms any used plastic soda or water bottle into a 5-watt charger that is capable of powering a smart phone. All one has to do is add boiling water in the bottle and the Blackbeard Unidirectional Constant Turbine (B.U.C.T.) creates electricity with the temperature variations, thus charging your phone while you’re busy kneading dough in your kitchen. The cell can extend battery life by 15 to 30 minutes depending on the temperature around the device. This can be a great help to those who live in unpowered civilizations or those terrains that are not conducive to electricity. This also offers a more sustainable source of energy for the eco-friendly to explore.

The Bottle Charger is still in its prototype phase and is on the lookout for mass production and distribution. This almost strikes two problems with one go. Eliminating the menace of unperishable plastic dumps and saving electricity.