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These original Kirt's Cogitations™ may be reproduced (no more than 5, please) provided proper credit is given to me, Kirt Blattenberger. Please click here to return to the Table of Contents. Cog·i·ta·tion [koj-i-tey'-shun] – noun: Concerted
thought or  These Boots Were Made for Charging... SRI International is developing a new kind of boot for our armed forces. Funded by a DARPA contract, the heel of the boot has layered polymers in honeycomb form that generate electricity as the soldier walks. At normal walking pace, the prototypes generate about half a watt, but two watts is not far off. Some day in the near future 20-pound battery packs for personal communications and navigation gear will be a thing of the past. | ||||||
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