It takes some practice and little self control, but if you can train yourself to just stand still when it's really cold, you'll go numb much quicker and then pretty soon the shivering will stop, and hey, isn't that what you wanted in the first place? ;) Quoting Kim Hyatt <kimharch@cut.net>:

I was thinking that dancing to stay warm in cold weather might provide enough power for some useful purpose, like powering the electric socks.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Hards" <chuckhards@yahoo.com> To: <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 7:57 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Re: Telescope power

| This will work for exactly three amateur astronomers | out of the hundreds I have met. None of the rest will | generate enough power from the two-meter "hike" from | the back of the vehicle to the telescope. ;) | | > From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@trilobyte.net> | > | > Here's a novel way of powering a telescope: | > | > http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2005/0908bp.shtml | | | __________________________________________________ | Do You Yahoo!? | Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around | http://mail.yahoo.com | | _______________________________________________ | Utah-Astronomy mailing list | Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com | http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy | Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com | | ______________________________________________________________________ | This e-mail has been scanned by Cut.Net Managed Email Content Service, using Skeptic(tm) technology powered by MessageLabs. For more information on Cut.Nets Content Service, visit http://www.cut.net | ______________________________________________________________________ | |

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