It's Amaaaaazing!

So, Adin regularly sends me the links of interesting articles he finds.  I usually click the links, assess whether the article interests me, and move on.  This one caught my attention.

Rarely do I find "new" design ideas very innovative.  Most of the time, sites like Yanko Design end up showcasing interesting but unpractical (or just ungodly expensive) re-works of things we already have or use.  This one, however, took an ages-old design and made it into something A) truly useful, B) eco-friendly, C) practical, E) versatile and D) aesthetically pleasing; all the elements of true, forward-thinking innovation.

It's a gravity-powered lamp.  The idea is reminiscent of those hook-shaped gyro toys of my youth combined with an hourglass.  That aside, think of the implications: emergency lighting, lighting in no-electricity parts of the world, no-power-consumption lighting in brown-out prone areas (*cough*CALIFORNIA*cough*), camping, boating... This is truly brilliant.  It could come in a variety of sizes (and durations, subsequently) and could be made 'rugged' for outdoor applications. 

I want 10 of them.  Now.  Let's go.  Chop chop.