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Weird Solar Device of the Day: Solar Powered Football Crafted Just In Time for World Cup

Image via Greendix A solar powered football? Sure, we could see kinetic powered, but solar powered? That might be one of the dumbest uses for Greendix’s new solar panels that can be shaped into all sorts of strange things. The company has taken the black leather patches of a traditional soccer ball and replaced them with solar cells to try and show off their product. But, what does the solar cells power? Why, a “tracking sound” emitted every time it’s kicked. And why did they do that? The company states it’s so that one day visually impaired people can play football. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Weird Solar Device of the Day: Solar Powered Football Crafted Just In Time for World Cup