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Hardware modder connects his gaming PC to his bike and achieves 'human powered CPU cooling'

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This CPU Cooler Should NOT Exist - YouTube Watch On I recently watched The Magic Faraway Tree, in which Andrew Garfield plays a dad with dreams about making homegrown tomato sauce in the country. I was particularly charmed by a scene in which Garfield generates enough electricity for his tween daughter to enjoy a shonky video call via pedalling a busted-up bike alone. Well, one YouTube creator has leveraged this thrifty approach to energy generation in a whole new way. So, how do you go about connecting a bike to a CPU fan? Mryeester first replaced his bike's back tire with a V-belt, attached a sheath to the CPU fan, and then connected that to the bike via said belt. Simple, right? Weeell, let's just say you won't see this tinkerer's experiment in our best CPU coolers guide. For starters, ensuring the V-belt doesn't hit any other PC components as it rotates is a challenge.…

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