Where can I find plans for more innovative bicycle-powered gadgets like these?

Where can I find plans for more innovative bicycle-powered gadgets like these?
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answer:The clever son of a friend of mine is doing just that at his organic farm in Portland, Me. http://www.bluebellfarmmaine.blogspot.com/ Scroll down and read about his ingenious “water system” set up without electricity. “Ram pumps: a neat device invented in the late 1700’s that uses the inertia of a water hammer to pressurize an air tank, which pushes water up hill. No external power sources is needed other than the falling water. Going old school here, like, centuries ago old school.” He is a lovely guy and would be thrilled to have another interested person as a contact. Here’s the topic of his Master’s thesis at U. Vt. The spatial effects of road use intensity on forest plant communities and soil chemistry : does the road less traveled by, make all the difference [MS] Plant and Soil Science
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