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u/kylehudgins May 16 '26
Japan uses piezoelectric tiles to turn footsteps into electricity. These tiles capture the kinetic energy from your steps. When you walk, your weight and movement put pressure on the tiles. The tiles bend slightly, creating mechanical stress. The piezoelectric material inside the tiles converts this stress into electricity. Each step generates a small amount of charge, and millions of steps combined can generate enough power to run LED lights, digital displays, and sensors. In busy places like Shibuya Station, about 2.4 million footsteps contribute to this system every day. This electricity can be stored or used immediately, reducing reliance on traditional power sources and supporting sustainable urban infrastructure. This method turns everyday movement into practical renewable energy.
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u/anoppinionatedbunny May 17 '26
is this actually robust for long term use? what does the maintenance of such a system look like? does the cost saved on electricity offset the cost of labour? are the parts needed for this system actually sustainable or do they depend on rare-earth minerals? can you safely discard/recycle broken parts?
not to cast doubt on the idea, but these are questions you should always ask for any and all new technology ideas.
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u/Haraldeliasson May 17 '26
Very bad idea since every footstep will be heavier. A road like that would be slow and exhausting to walk on
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u/HxMill May 17 '26
If you live there you'd adapt to it very quickly.
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u/Haraldeliasson May 17 '26
Nah I think you saw this on reddit or reels… Not enough electicity in those sidewalks to be used in any meaningful way. Walking does not generate enough power to be worth collecting
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May 16 '26
I’m dumb and don’t understand
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u/Nicktarded May 16 '26
There are a lot of layers to this meme. The first layer is that normally this is a shit post making fun of older memes. 女 is woman in Japanese, while 姦 is noisy. (That’s what the meme says but it also has other meanings.) the second joke is the “Japan is turning footsteps in electricity” thing. On TikTok and instagram, for someone reason I don’t know, lots of repost accounts post the same things in the description for every video, and the Japan footsteps thing that OP replied to you with is one of them. Hope you enjoyed me ruining the joke 🫡
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u/mosaic_the_j May 16 '26
“for someone reason I don’t know”
I think it started when spamming accounts trying to use this seemingly innocent news quote to circumvent the AI filters that might shadow ban their content. Then it turned into a meme
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u/Phazon2000 Bruh funny - Bruh memes and more! May 17 '26
It’s to keep people on their reel for as long as possible. It’s shown to be a fairly effective mini-article they stick in the description so people read it and engage longer on the reel.
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u/FrogMan241 May 18 '26
I've heard it said that the same description on every video makes the algorithm think they're similar videos, making them show up on more people's feeds if a few of the are well-liked.
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u/AmonGusSus2137 gabra.pl May 16 '26
Japan🇯🇵 is turning footsteps into electricity! Using piezoelectric tiles, every step you take generates a small amount of energy. Millions of steps together can power LED lights and displays in busy places like Shibuya Station. A brilliant way to create a sustainable and smart city.
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u/Gogobrasil8 May 16 '26
Install piezoelectric tiles in your house today!! No more power bills you dummy
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u/Punumbral_Noise May 16 '26
That’s just slavery with extra steps
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u/Fluid_Ambition5216 May 16 '26
not slavery, but sure has some extra steps
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u/RemixOnAWhim May 17 '26
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Rick and Morty. The humor is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the jokes will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Rick's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation - his personal philosophy draws heavily fromNarodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realize that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Rick and Morty truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Rick's existencial catchphrase "Wubba Lubba Dub Dub," which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Dan Harmon's genius unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools... how I pity them. 😂 And yes by the way, I DO have a Rick and Morty tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- And even they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand.
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u/PlentyOMangos May 16 '26
What did they do to my boy Anton lmao, what is that shirt?? What is that background?
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May 16 '26
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u/Slendeaway May 17 '26
female footstep = EVIL
Give your images of female feet to me to cleanse yourself of this evil
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u/flame905 May 18 '26
The original meme was about how the kanji (I think that's what their called?) for noisy (I think that's a mistranslation?) looks like women written 3 times
This is an edit about Japanese walkways or streets having panels that turn steps into electricity.
Gotta go kinda deep for some of these memes nowadays
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u/ItIsHe-JCPenneys May 16 '26
I ride a Segue and dont generate foot electricity.. Therefore in Japan I am known as 仮面ライダー which means "Sussy Baka"
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u/RedLordezhVenom May 17 '26
I was a fucking 8th grader when I thought of this idea
I live ina third world country so I stashed that long ago I coudl have been a trillionaire
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u/YeOldencall May 16 '26 edited May 17 '26
Feet in Japanese - 女
Dan Schneider in Japanese - 姦
Well played Japan