History of Cunning Planz

I have always pondered with cunning planz, some large, some small.


I once designed a lifting device for moving wheelchair passengers into an aircraft seat. It almost got off the ground, but the company that was building it went tits up before any were sold.
I don't think it was because of my device.


The first idea here is about power generation. I didn't invent the idea here, but I may have invented the place to mount it. I certainly haven't seen it done this way anywhere else.


Living in Christchurch, everything we think about now is earthquake related. Buildings that will survive them, and ideas to retain services afterwards.
That's what this blog is about. Ideas I have had since the earthquakes.


This first idea is an one that grew long before the emergency aspect of the proposal became obvious. I believe the idea stands alone as a means of allowing the city to reduce the cost and the dependency on centralised power. However, since the recent events in the city, it became clear that suburbs need to have the ability to be as self-sufficient in as many ways as possible. Having even limited supplies of electricity would be a godsend to some of the worst effected areas.