We ’ve all seen the grade schooltime science experiment where sticking a twosome of electrodes into a potato grow enough current to power a small tripping electric-light bulb . But mastermind Marek Baczynski took that experimentation several whole tone further , building what could be the populace ’s first autonomous potato — and the ultimate housepet .
A unmarried potato does n’t generate a lot of electricity , but if you collect that obtuse drip into a capacitor — a sorting of barrage — you get enough of a charge to baron a pair of electric motors . After sitting motionless for a quarter of an hour , Marek ’s upgraded potato , which he named Pontus , was able to drive in a quick short burst for just over three in , or a top speed of around 24 feet per day . tardily , but your cat probably moves even less from sunup to sunset .
Marek finally added the power for Pontus to randomly pick out a direction it could drive in when charge up , and aside from just spinning in circles , at times it would find sunlight to park in , or ostensibly comply him around the way .
The Solanum tuberosum never call for food , water , or bathroom breaks , and did n’t once set about to tear up a lounge . In other words , it really was the ideal pet . And when it eventually attain the end of its life , an time of day in the oven resulted in a healthy and nutritious tiffin . sample that with another pet that ’s not a chicken , and you ’ll have beast rights militant break down your doorway .
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