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Would You Spill Blood For Light? Blood Lamp By Mike Thompson

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Blood lamp by Mike Thompson

Designed to make people think about the amount of energy we waste, the Blood Lamp only works once and requires a drop of blood to turn on. The idea is to make people stop and think about how badly you need light before you use it.

What if power came at a cost to the individual?

The average American consumes 3383kwh of energy per year. That’s equivalent to leaving the light on in 4 rooms for a whole year. The simple flick of a switch allows us to power appliances and gadgets 24/7 without a thought to where it comes from and the cost to the environment.

For the lamp to work one breaks the top off, dissolves the powder, and uses their own blood to power a simple light. By creating a lamp that can only be used once, the user must consider when light is needed the most, forcing them to rethink how wasteful they are with energy, and how precious it is.

Mike Thompson

Check out the slightly eery video at www.miket.co.uk

Original Source:  Mike Thompson

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on February 13, 2012 at 10:28 AM
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