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Forever Flashlight
Good news for environmentally conscious scaredy cats: Now there's a flashlight that's actually powered by your fear of the dark -- or, more accurately, the nervous shaking caused by your phobia of the dark. Requiring no batteries or bulbs, the Forever Flashlight ($24.95) is powered by 15 to 30 seconds of continuous up-and-down shaking, which produces up to five minutes of continuous, bright-blue light that can be seen from up to a mile away.
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Good news for environmentally conscious scaredy cats: Now there's a flashlight that's actually powered by your fear of the dark -- or, more accurately, the nervous shaking caused by your phobia of the dark. Requiring no batteries or bulbs, the Forever Flashlight ($24.95) is powered by 15 to 30 seconds of continuous up-and-down shaking, which produces up to five minutes of continuous, bright-blue light that can be seen from up to a mile away.More Earth-Related Links:
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Subscribe to commentsJoe BoeschApr 19th 2007 6:56AM
Published by the American Lung Assoc.
People who work in office buildings, from cleaning staff to CEOs are not immune to
occupational lung diseases. When a substantial number of building occupants
experience symptoms that do not fit the pattern of any particular illness and are
difficult to trace to any specific source, the problem may be “sick building
syndrome.” Sick building problems may arise because of poorly designed or
maintained heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, office
equipment, furniture and supplies and operations in the building.
To save rising energy costs, new buildings are tightly sealed and modern
ventilation systems recycle a large portion of inside air. If the system is not
carefully designed or maintained, fresh air may not reach the worker. For example,
use of flexible office partitions in large open spaces can interfere
with air distribution. Energy costs in older buildings are reduced by adding
insulation, caulking and weather-stripping. Windows are made air-tight and outside
air dampers are closed.
Whether a home or office building is old or new, the same recirculated air is
breathed again and again by the people working in these buildings. The problem is
made worse by increasing numbers and varieties of pollutants from furnishings, HVAC
systems, modern office equipment and supplies, humidifiers and dehumidifiers, and
secondhand tobacco smoke. In fact, according to the National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Disease poorly ventilated office spaces aid in the transmission of
pneumonia to three million people annually.VIII
According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), improving buildings and indoor
environments could reduce healthcare costs and sick leave and increase worker
performance, resulting in an estimated productivity gain of $30 billion to $150
billion annually. The DOE further estimated the potential decrease in adverse
health effects from improvements in indoor environments to be 10 percent to 30
percent for infectious lung disease, allergies and asthma; and 20 percent to 50
percent for Sick Building Syndrome symptoms. For the United States, the
corresponding annual healthcare savings plus productivity gains are:
$6 billion to $19 billion from reduced lung disease,
$1 billion to $4 billion from reduced allergies and asthma,
$10 billion to $20 billion from reduced Sick Building Syndrome symptoms,
$12 billion to $125 billion from direct improvements in worker performance
unrelated to health.
http://www.freshairliving/breathinghealthy
PHONE 1 - 888 - 894 - 2595
K. ReynoldsApr 29th 2007 2:39AM
Going "green" is fantastic, but why does everything have to cost so much? When all of this stuff is more affordable to the average person, there will probably be more motivation to use them.
David RosenbergApr 19th 2007 11:12AM
I bought this FlashLight. It works just as the article says. You can keep it going by shaking it every so often. It gives as much light as a regular Battery Operated.
DorisApr 19th 2007 12:52PM
These sounded like a very good investment to me. I have had three of these. So far not one has produced a light for me.
Jim HocuspocusApr 19th 2007 11:36PM
Doris.. you must SHAKE the flashlight to make it work. haha
Bruno ValadesApr 20th 2007 1:32AM
I live in France and I bought 2 of them in Paris. They work like a charm.
CharlieApr 20th 2007 6:06AM
I have two of these flashlights, one in the car and one in the apartment, pretty cool lil gadgets... I cant see why anyone wouldn't have one of these, at all lol
BlueMelissaApr 24th 2007 12:55PM
I've heard that these things are a waste of money, that they don't work.