Didn’t know where else to put this, but I felt the urge to share it when I saw it, and thought you slrpnk folks might get a kick out of it!
EDIT: Since there’s some skepticism over the panel, the source I got it from:
https://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/2013-04-trail-notes-solar-camel/
“The only uncomplaining one is Madoita, the lead camel. He is both warmed and shaded by a $600 blanket of photovoltaic silicon cells. He is a belching, furry, ambulatory wall plug for my satellite phone. We take turns cleaning the dust from these cells with a cloth. A new chore on an ancient caravan trail: Wiping down your solar camel.”
I always thought they were powered by food
Food is just solar power stored in organic compounds, made from the CO2 in the air.
Yes! (And combined with earths nutrients)
and always has been, which means that carbon and petroleum are also a form of solar power storage. Almost all the energy we use come from the sun. The problem is that it took millions of years to accumulate, and we are releasing all that energy in a brief period.
It’s the future!