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Cool Water Powered Gadgets And Stuff

We hear a lot about solar powered gadgets and other devices, but we rarely hear about water powered devices.  However, there are a number of them out there.  As more and more companies move to being green, hydroelectricity is becoming more and more popular.  In addition to using dams on rivers to generate power, tidal power farms have sprung up.  These farms could actually become a major power source in the future.  However, there are some smaller hydroelectric gadgets that we can own and use in our daily lives.
Well, OK, maybe the JetLev-Flyer isn’t something we will use every day, but it’s incredibly cool!  It’s a water-powered jet pack just like we’ve seen in the movies!  Built by Hermann Ramke, it can actually send someone soaring about 50 feet into the air at around 30 miles per hour, and you can travel for almost 200 miles before refueling.  You can [...]