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The power supply for my Mac Laptop gets nice and warm and at this exact moment I have it pushed down behind my back, held in place by the belt on my jeans, whilst transmitting its wonderful heat into my aching lower lumber region.
I have done this because I managed to reactivate a back strain last
week, whilst dragging a heavy sofa across the floor.
The power supply operates at the perfect temperature to provide relief, but it lacks two important features which would be easily implemented to make it absolutely perfect.
Item one: a very slightly more ergonomic shape, achieved by a slightly convex/concave profile modification.
Item two: the addition of a simple vibration mode.
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Good idea. To vibrate it all you'd need is to loosen the casing around the transformer a little, and the whole thing should vibrate at the 50/60Hz of mains electricity. |
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Having just done a power test on my mobile chipset computer, power consumption can be trebled by number crunching. If you download Prime 95, there should be about 3 heat settings for you. Either that or do something useful with the power like 3D rendering. |
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My lower lumbar feels your pain. (+) |
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This is kinda baked by my Black & Decker power inverter. It plugs
into my car's power socket, not a wall outlet, but it gets hot and
vibrates
gently when it's plugged in. Besides, sticking something with a cord
coming out 2 ends into your pants can't be very safe. What if you
have to get up suddenly and forget to remove it first? Then you risk
pulling your laptop off whatever surface it's on and breaking it,
bending or breaking the prongs in the AC adaptor, and getting
tangled and tripping over the cords, doing all that plus injuring
yourself. [-] |
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I've used it a few times today. It's perfectly safe because you only deploy it when seated with the laptop in front of you, on your actual lap, and the power supply at your back. |
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If you're telling me you've thought the safety factor through, then
I'll trust you. Fishbone rescinded. |
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