Here it is again…the weekend and Chuq’s moment of Zen…well two days to be truthful….you know that time when all is calm and serene…that is if you do not have grandchildren…..but anyway I spotted a story that makes you stop and ask…what are they thinking?

We all have our frustrations….one of mine is cel phones….people driving with their heads up their butts because it is just sooo damn important that they take that call from Billy Jo….or those cretins that walk around staring at their Smartphones like they are waiting for the almighty to call…..and then there are those inconsiderate bastards that have to talk really loud on their phones to the point that the phone is not needed the other part could probably hear them without it……

And there is this…..

Normally, chatting aimlessly is a surefire way to wind up with a dead cellphone battery. But researchers at South Korea’s Sungkyunkwan University have discovered a technique that could use the sound of your voice to charge your phone.Although for now you really have to shout to give your battery much of a boost. A prototype needed 100 decibels — the equivalent of noisy traffic or a jet passing overhead — to generate 50 millivolts of electricity. That’s enough to give a smartphone battery a lift, but far from the 5 to 12 volts needed to properly charge the typical mobile device. So don’t expect to find voice-charged phones in stores any time soon. But the lead researcher, Sang-Woo Kim of Sungkyunkwan University’s nanotechnology institute, is confident that tinkering with the design will make this technology more practical.

The scientists trapped nano-scale strands of zinc oxide between two flexible electrodes. Incoming sound waves hit a sound-absorbing pad on top of the device, causing the tiny zinc wires to compress and release. The movement generates a tiny electrical current.

Oh goody!  Now there is something for me to look forward to….a wealth of people screaming into their cell phones……..will make for some enjoyable meals…….