From: J. Michael Rowland (rowley_at_telalink.net)
Date: 12/31/03
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Viridian Note: Piezoelectric Shoes] Date: Fri, 1 Jan 04 00:23:54 -0600 From: "J. Michael Rowland" <rowley_at_telalink.net> Message-Id: <E12wnpI-0006x0-00@relay21.smtp.psi.net>
> Have you ever read Dune by Frank Herbert? There are some
> shoes in that book that generate power for a suit that
> recycles the bodies waste water on a very dry planet.
It's been a long time since I read it last, but I thought the shoes were
mechanical pumps that operated water purification systems built into the
Fremens' stillsuits. (Still a good idea....)
jmr