posted on 17.06.09 Supermarket uses your car's gas to power its registers

(found via Engadget)

Okay, so this defintely seems like an interesting idea, but I think it’s starting to get into a strange territory of found energy vs. stealing energy.

It’s basically nothing more than salami slicing.   Just like Richard Pryor in Superman III, who was stealing fractions of cents off of each bank transaction, so is this grocery store.

I’ve seen similar plans for a dance floor that bounces. The difference between these is that the kids will dance anyway, they are not being asked to dance “just a second longer” to power the amps.

Just one party leeching minute resources off thousands of others.  Just something that got me thinking.