500 lb Potato Battery

I built a potato battery out of 500 pounds of potatoes. It powered a small sound system. With the help of the Red 76 crew I installed the battery and sound system in the back of a U-Haul truck and drove it around town inviting people to enter the truck and take a listen.Each potato generates... more

Reviewed by rondol Apr 12 2006, 11:45am ( 60 reviews ) • latteier.com

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Reviewed by Jint3i on Nov 11, 8:05am

500 lbs of potato gone to waste :-\
Rated by ParallelLines on Nov 06, 3:25pm

From the page: Don't eat potatoes after using them for a battery.
Reviewed by SandSnail on Oct 27, 10:15pm

One day the Earth will run on the power of the spud.
Reviewed by PhotonInstaller on Jun 10, 2:54am

it would be cool if you plant them and they start to grow while still making energy.
Rated by phantomraksha on Apr 27 2009, 10:51am

wow potato battery
Reviewed by objectconstant on Jan 19 2009, 3:46am

I wonder if you could do this with a potato still attached to the roots and all that and what'd happen to it?
Rated by CaseyTatum on Aug 10 2008, 6:55am

I am no fan of alternative energy, but this is pretty cool.
Rated by ckdoiron35 on Jul 01 2008, 12:53pm

it's just too bad you can't mash or bake your battery afterward....

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