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Old 10-27-2008, 11:28 PM   #4 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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Originally Posted by The Atomic Ass View Post
A tiny bit being, what, however?

And energy that is being dissipated into the air should be used for something at least. It's a better use of the energy than listening to any of the useless radio stations in my area that are constantly running ads for car lots trying to sell their over-stocked, under-performing gas guzzling SUVs.
Enough to make crackling sounds on a piezo speaker

If a myriad of devices start drawing power off the waves, that load needs to be made up for. It's a wireless energy transfer - so if you take an additional watt, one additional watt must be provided from the transmission side.
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