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Yes, they are too good to be true -- that's the thing with April Fool's Day. But we really enjoyed some of the gags doing the rounds this morning.
EcoMan for London Mayor
The green agenda really has taken centre stage at the upcoming London mayoral election. So much so that the Green Party's Sian Berry and Mr Ken Livingstone himself could now be in tough competition with the latest -- and perhaps greenest -- nomination for the job as London' Mayor: the USBCELL EcoMan. He claims his agenda, named LONDOFF, will help Londoners to switch off more to reduce energy. In all its forms. He draws on his experience in reducing battery waste by promoting USB rechargeable USBCELL batteries. Shame he's about as real as Duracell's bunny.
Typing your way to carbon cuts
As reported on SmartPlanet yesterday, iwantoneofthose.com tried to April Fool us into thinking that it had launched a new keyboard that's kinetic-powered and therefore can power itself as you type. Finally, there would have been an incentive to get that typing speed up to 200 wpm.
Bananas -- the tax-free new fuel
On the Get Ethical Blog, Rilap Loof (sorry guys, we got that straight away) makes an elaborate effort to trick us into believing that a new fuel made from one banana skin and one grain of rice should allow a car to do a month's average motoring. The technology, codenamed AP R1 L Fuel, is being tested today to see if it really works. Our guess is it won't.
Energy Wasting Day
The corporate dudes at Together.com have put together a video spoof on energy-saving. Check it out -- it rates moderate to high on the funny scale. We're certain we've seen this actor in an green video viral before, but we can't name it for the life of us. Does anyone else recognise him?
Sparkling water makes carbon capture and storage a reality! (pictured top)
A group of talented climate campaigners have created an ingenious animation that sends up Carbon Capturing and Storage (CCS). Instead of burying the carbon from coal underground or beneath the sea, all we need to do is bottle it in carbonated water. Just make sure you don't burp. Power company E.ON gets it in the neck, which is not surprising since it's the company trying to build a new coal power station in Kent.
Ev-Eon's mock ad for its 'Unnaturally Carbonated Water'
01 April 2008 09:47pm
I'd add this one about shutting down the internet for eco reasons:
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39377525,00.htm
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