Panchina di ricarica del dispositivo a energia solare in Galway City-Loughts?
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Panchina di ricarica del dispositivo a energia solare in Galway City-Loughts?
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di ohhidoggo
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At first I thought it seems a bit gimmicky, and I worried about drunk people smashing it. However, there have been times travelling in other countries where I couldn’t find anywhere to charge my phone after flights ect, and needed google maps to find my accommodation ect. Could be useful to people visiting.
Thought the bench is a wireless charger but saw the usb ports.
Overall a good idea once it doesn’t come out that they cost ridiculous money.
Maybe just my personal taste but the colour makes it look tacky
It’s alright, I wonder how much it costs but given that there are only 3 it probably doesn’t matter how much they overpaid. I think it’s a bit dumb to put the solar panel on the part where you sit so people’s asses are blocking it. The USB ports will get broken for sure as happens at most public chargers, but there are wireless charge pads too as well as free wifi.
Jesus the total amount spent on benches in Galway city must be astronomical. Glad they still have their priorities in order.
Total waste of money I think.
Looks lovely and all. But will somebody do the math on arse coverage and solar production loss?
Idea good, execution … ? I’m not sure. They could be made to look more elegant, timeless… I’ve a feeling this will either stop working or be removed or both. Worse, it could stop working and we’re left with a big piece of gaudy pink plastic
Sun will need to shine out of your arse for it to be useful.
So how long before it’s vandalised?
I give it a week before some drunk idiot or stupid little shit damages it.
Would this not suit better as a bus shelter roof
Does it only come with type A usb? Those are almost obsolete as is
Apart from them being a fugly eyesore (that can be corrected by designing something with a more elegant shape in a less garish colour), it seems to be a gimmick that signals green virtue with not much more actual tangible benefit to anyone than a regular bench, and therefore a waste of taxpayer money.
That’ll be smashed by next weekend by some lowlife
Brain dead waste of money. This isn’t far off solar roads. This will never generate enough power in its live time to justify the cost. Put solar panels in solar farms, that’s where they work best. Roofs too isn’t a bad idea
Shure it’ll be thrown in the Liffey within a week
Tokenism. The panels are tiny and the pitch angle of the panels is all wrong. You wouldn’t charge an old nokia off the power this generates.
If the bench is used for its primary purpose i.e. sitting, it reduces the power produced.
It’s obviously the same clowns and wasters at the meeting that decided this as were at the one that approved the 250,000 EURO “parkets”. Shit like this is the reason that your property tax increased.
[https://connachttribune.ie/galway-city-council-remains-silent-on-shocking-cost-of-two-parklets/](https://connachttribune.ie/galway-city-council-remains-silent-on-shocking-cost-of-two-parklets/)
If you want to do solar properly the have the panels on top of bus shelters for example, pitched correctly, and wire the power to a normal bench with USB sockets.
Don’t trust any public charging ports, USB can be used for data transfer. Plug your phone into your computer and you may see the file explorer pop up.
Now what if that bench has some sort of server connection to monitor it and connected to a computer, even something like a Raspberry pi?
Chewing gum in the ports. Without a doubt. Would ha e been a lot better if they made them heated from solar power. And u don’t mean roasting, but just a nice little but of arse warmth while you’re sitting down.
I doubt it pays for itself in carbon cost
Pointless.
That’s where a certain group of eejits normally hang out shouting at people walking past.. Now they have a bench that charges their phones, slay 💅
Bright idea. More power to them.
I like that they’re trying new things, but – like the ‘robot trees’ in Cork city centre, I’m not sure they’re worth the initial investment & cost of maintenance. And if they’re not maintained, there’s no point in ever installing them. They are going to get damaged.