A gamer wanted to participate in a high-stakes tournament, but a power outage nearly ruined his chances of participating. In order to still join, he then came up with a particularly clever idea and he used his car in front of his own house.
The “Rocket League” professional Oliver “Olympic” Gaenssler from South Africa wanted to compete in an event where $20,000 was at stake. However, in South Africa, there are regular power outages, some of which are even planned by the state to save electricity.
Nevertheless, the professional wanted to participate in the tournament and then used his car to be able to play.
The own car in front of the house becomes a generator
In order to still participate in the tournament, Olympic decided to run his PC and the internet using his car battery. In his tweet on Twitter, you can see how he set everything up.
Although this is a pretty crazy solution that works to continue playing during a power outage, the e-sports player might want to consider buying a small backup generator in the future.
This would at least save him the trouble of having to connect his car to his home network every time. As can be seen in the pictures, a whole lot of cables are needed for this.
The reactions are definitely very positive. Many appreciate the crazy idea of the e-sports player and wish him good luck in his tournament.
Power and cold from outside for the gaming PC
Other gamers also come up with strange ideas and try to incorporate the environment into gaming.
For example, one gamer struggled with high temperatures in his PC and came up with the particularly ingenious idea to simply place his PC on the balcony in the icy air. However, this “solution” is being heavily discussed:
