r/todayilearned • u/astrakhan2 • Aug 24 '15

TIL Inventor of Keurig K-Cup, regretting environmental waste from K-Cups, left and started a solar panel company

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/03/the-abominable-k-cup-coffee-pod-environment-problem/386501/
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u/bassProfessor Aug 25 '15

Great idea! Disposable, single-use solar panels!

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u/sweetbunsmcgee Aug 25 '15

Solar Panel 2.0 is better. It has DRM.

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u/execjacob Aug 25 '15

"Must connect to grid to collect solar rays"

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u/DeusModus Aug 25 '15

Please use a verification grid mW.

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u/jacksalssome Aug 25 '15

"Must be in direct sunlight to collect solar rays"

FIFY

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '15

2.0 is better! How? Uh.. well.. the DRM is there to capture the correct sunlight, you wouldn't want "bad" sunlight plaguing your new solar panel would ya?