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There's a Solar Farm in My HANDS!!!

2009-01-31 · Hank · watch on YouTube · Science & nature · curiosity idea

Hank demonstrates a General Electric augmented-reality web app that shows a 3D solar farm on a printed marker, praises GE's renewable-energy work, and says he was not paid.

What is said

00:00:00 — Greeting; GE augmented-reality solar-farm demo on a marker taped to his album; GE's renewable-energy ad campaign

  • ★★★ Hank shows a fun thing he discovered: a marker taped to a copy of his album So Jokes that, through the app, makes him appear to hold a 3D solar farm. — 00:00:00 · So Jokes
  • ★★ Hank says the demo is part of General Electric's new ad campaign highlighting its work in renewable energy, and affirms GE really is working in renewable energy. — 00:00:00
  • ★★ Hank says the augmented-reality hologram technology itself won't obviously save the world, but solar panels will. (playful) — 00:00:00

00:00:45 — Solar panels will save the world; wind-farm demo; how to try it at plugintothesmartgrid.com; Super Bowl ads; not paid

  • ★ Hank says that in general the company (name unclear in audio, likely GE) is doing good things with solar and wind, then shows a wind version of the demo. — 00:00:45
  • ★★ Hank tells viewers they can try it themselves with just a printer and a webcam at plugintothesmartgrid.com. — 00:00:45
  • ★★ Hank says GE did not pay him; he just found it fun and interesting and, since he does video, showed it. — 00:00:45

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