Builders Knee Braces Are Not What You Think!

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Do builders have knee braces all of their very own? Well they do, but they are not what you think! These knee braces fulfill an entirely different purpose.

Of course if you mention the word “knee brace” to an architect that brings up whole different kettle of fish: and it has nothing to do with builders knee. Of course if one imagines the standard type of prophylactic knee brace or indeed the functional knee brace in conjunction with the idea of a house, perhaps one might produce an image in one’s mind of some fantastical construction: somewhat along the lines of the Russian folk tale of the witch Baba Yaga. Here the wicked old dame lived in a house that bounded along on the giant chicken legs.

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How Many Knee Braces Does It Take To Power Your Cell Phone?

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So do knee braces have use beyond protecting your knees? You bet they do! How about using them as a power source! You had better believe it.

Whilst the use of knee braces have long been used to either support or prevent damage to the ligaments of American Pro footballers, recent scientific developments have highlighted a much more intriguing use: the knee brace harnessing the kinetic energy of the knee movement and storing it. Boffins from the University of Pittsburgh and the Simon Fraser University in Canada have found a way to harness 30 minutes cell phone time from 1 minute’s walking. Keep that up and The Pittsburgh Steelers could power their own floodlights during matches!

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