Rinky Dink is a mobile musical sound system that operates on power provided by two bicycles and solar panels. The sound system tours the world as part of many musical festivals and parties.
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As well as being powered by bicycle, the system itself is moved around using specially converted bicycles.[1] Rinky Dink is an example of how green electricity can be generated and used to power things.
The Rinky Dink was responsible for powering the first bicycle-powered digital recording in history—Live & Pedal-Powered (1995) by Baka Beyond.[2]
The system was named after the American slang expression "rinky-dink", which originally meant "rip-off",[3] but came to mean anything that was poorly put together, amateurish, shoddy, cheap or insignificant.[4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Rinky Dink". Baka.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
- ^ "Baka Beyond". Baka Beyond. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
- ^ "rinky-dink (adj.)". Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ "rinky-dink". Oxford Dictionaries. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- ^ "rinky-dink". Dictionary.com.
- ^ Smith, Daniel (2014-11-26). The Language of London: Cockney Rhyming Slang. Michael O'Mara Books. ISBN 9781782433828.
External links
edit- Rinky Dinkofficial site Archived 2006-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Rinky Dink on Glastonbury Festival website (page not found)
- A song by David Rovics about the Rinky Dink
Similar projects
edit- Cycle-powered cinema
- Similar, but static bicycle-powered sound system—as seen on Blue Peter
- Renewable energy-powered sound systems
- High Efficiency high fidelity bike powered events on a large scale