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  "path": "/2026/05/06/his-brothers-hamster-is-charging-his-phone-now.html",
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  "textContent": "A YouTuber going by Flamethrower spent nights listening to his brother's new hamster squeak through the exercise wheel and decided to harvest the energy. The result is a working phone charger powered by the rodent.\n\nA hamster runs in bursts, while a phone wants steady voltage — that's the engineering problem. — Read the rest \n\nThe post His brother's hamster is charging his phone now appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "His brother's hamster is charging his phone now"
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