General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

In an attempt to come up with alternative power sources, the boffins at Laboratoires Dostaf have been working on the exiting new CLAP project.

Christmas Light Accumulated Power®

To put it in lay terms, this is like solar power, but not from the sun. Instead we get it from those festive light displays outside peoples' houses.

The prototype van has panels on the side made from those cheap calculators from the £1 shop. Inside the van there is a large battery in which we store the "acquired" electricity.

The driver discreetly tours the district at night storing up power as the van (similar to an ex bread van) casually parks in the street. The power is later transferred back at base, where it is used for lighting and boiling kettles etc.

We had a few teething troubles last month on the Golden Mile, Blackpool. Sorry if we inconvenienced anyone in the ensuing traffic jams.

The future's bright. And there's a van waiting to catch some of it.