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luc van hoeckel: windmaker


'windmaker' by luc van hoeckel
images courtesy of luc van hoeckel


eindhoven-based designer, luc van hoeckel has created
'windmaker' a fan for residential applications that operates
off the grid.

modeled after a traditional cuckoo clock, the wooden fan uses weights
and a joint system to power itself. a circulating breeze begins to
generate when the weights which hang from the bottom are lifted.
within five minutes the fan begins to cool its environment without
the use of electricity.



detail of joints



(right) after one minute
(center) after three minutes
(left) after five minutes
jayme db
01.04.11  
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So is it a PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE then? Because those are supposed to be impossible.
Drummertist v.3   01.04.11
so... you have to keep lifting the weight? that'll get annoying
nyc_herm   01.04.11
fantastico reloj ku ku!
danlevypolicar@yahoo.com.mx   01.05.11
It is not sustaining motion. How can we make it work continuously?
KIM DO YOUNG   01.05.11
Nice woodgrain in those renderings. Also: WTF this thing makes no sense.
KG   01.06.11
Zeg, is luc van hoeckel een doellose windmaker?
wwwillem   01.08.11
so cool
zc zhou   01.09.11

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