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Firewinder - how it came to be!

Posted by headleyra on 23 June 2009 | View all posts | Previous | Next

I'm an inventor who makes Firewinder wind-powered lights. My whole Firewinder venture has been one long plugged out journey of doing the green thing and I want to inspire you to take a risk and do something similar. Amongst countless other sacrifices I had to sell my beloved convertible car to pay for a prototype - but now you should see my muscular cycling thighs. I am always asked how Firewinder came to be, so I put together a video montage of my prototypes. Enjoy...

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