We are always brainstorming ways to cut down on our server costs. One of the biggest costs is the electricity to run these machines so we have been on the lookout for alternative power sources. It turns out one of those power sources is in your hands. It is estimated that internet users generate approximately 1.21GW of electricity by spinning the scroll wheels on their mice and we intend to capture this and put it to good use.

Without getting too much into the details, we have been working with a hardware manufacturer to build an intermediary device that sits between your mouse and your PC that captures the power generated by your mouse wheel and uses 5G technology to route the power to your local data center.

If you are interested, check out the Power Generation page and see how much power you can contribute. Thanks for lending us a hand!

Note: The Power Generation page is on SimplePlanes.com, but if you can log in to SimplePlanes.com with the same username/password you are using here.


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    21 VectorY

    Is this a prank, or is it legitimately real?

    4 months ago
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    4,375 PZLAgencies

    @Destinysama this IS a rickroll

    9 months ago
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    4,375 PZLAgencies

    BRUH.

    10 months ago
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    someone used cheats to get insane amount of scrolling.

    1.8 years ago
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    so i guess you'll have to zoom a lot

    2.4 years ago
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    lmao I remember this

    3.0 years ago
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    1,125 ThePatatero

    @Tweedle_Aerospace I mean servers multiplayer/online servers

    3.6 years ago
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    @ThePatatero what do you mean? It is online.

    3.6 years ago
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    1,125 ThePatatero

    make an online version pls

    3.6 years ago
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    30 Zi7ar21

    Epic

    3.6 years ago
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    I thought this is a Rickroll..
    🥺🥺🥺

    +2 3.6 years ago
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    8,600 s5ehfr9
    3.6 years ago
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    That's an amazing idea but I've got a tablet and I cant download simple rockets on my computer so I use my tablet because it has a big screen and its easy to use wait a minute do taps generate energy!?

    3.6 years ago
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    @Astrofighter dammit we got mobiled again

    +7 3.6 years ago
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    What about mobile players.

    +5 3.6 years ago
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    1,092 PointBreak

    Just realized the 1.21GW is a reference to Back to the Future lol

    +5 3.6 years ago
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    3,825 TRAPPIST1

    Jupiter tornado SwiftKey yadi.sk is raining somewhere in the constellation of Cygnus with zombines and Breen flying on car to make them 3d models for ExaGear Windows emulator 13178 mmj Flow SwiftKey Flow SwiftKey yadi.sk is falling down the last of us combat simulator Flow SwiftKey yadi.sk

    3.6 years ago
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    13.8k Vedhaspace

    @VosAerospace ohh I understood

    3.6 years ago
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    25.6k VosAerospace

    @Vedhaspace it’s an april fools joke...

    3.6 years ago
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    Ya dummies! Look at the date! April Fools!

    3.6 years ago
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    Ok i got all the equipment. How do I connect it to my PC? Someone help!

    +1 3.6 years ago
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    13.8k Vedhaspace

    maintenance cost is also expensive for solar panels because of dust, temperature etc

    +1 3.6 years ago
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    13.8k Vedhaspace

    Oh then is it a new invention if it doesn't fail?
    I need Dev's to respond.
    To know how.

    +1 3.6 years ago
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    10.1k GSpace

    @Tweedle_Aerospace No he failed

    +1 3.6 years ago
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    @GSpace no it didn’t. It just almost killed thousands of people on the other side without their knowledge. But it did actually reach the other side of the planet.

    +1 3.6 years ago
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