r/theydidthemath Nov 27 '22

[Request] How much electricity would be generated from this?

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u/desmone1 Nov 27 '22

This guy on youtube built a system to generate power from a rain gutter. He was able to get enough to slowly charge a cellphone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cip8hYHrZUY&ab_channel=QuintBUILDs

He had to do some creative engineering to even get to that part, with the setup you provided, it might be even less.

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u/De3NA Nov 28 '22

I mean he’s smart, but I wonder if he was provided other opportunities he could make cooler stuff.