Charge an iPod with an Onion
This is a very interesting video. I found this article and video from another website and there’s nobody else that I know, other than this video’s author, does charge his iPod successfully with an electrolytes-submerged onion. I won’t try this too on my iPod’s USB cable; Can’t imagine having onion layers stuffed beneath my USB plug and smells like onions. :S
It doesn’t take much to charge 15-20 minutes of your iPod; just two cups of Gatorade, an onion, and a screwdriver to make a hole through the onion to boost the chemical reaction process. Maybe our friends from School of Chemical and Life Sciences can explain us how an onion can provides electricity.
Oh yes, this electronion might be a new object in the center of attention for friends in School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering who are hotly debating about green technology.
4 Comments
Chris Prasojo on November 17th, 2007
hahaha.. yeah 
mgthantzin on December 6th, 2007
well.. will there be any onion price hike in the near future??? if so, curry price will also go up..! :[ hahas.
really interesting. and wonder if scientists haven’t discovered it. don’t really think so. if then, why don’t they use onions as main energy source for such small applications..
today. fuel price is 100 per barrel (if i ain’t wrong).. hope onions are helpful enough.
peace:
mgthantzin
Chris Prasojo on December 6th, 2007
Hahaha.. You’re right, curry without onions isn’t curry.
This could probably be a source of renewable and clean energy for small appliances. hahaha..
nan you on November 16th, 2007
it is funny. :0