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Yes, and while cycling, you can actually do some other things. Reading, watching TV, etc. Although, looking at first world countries, and how society is worki
by deckiedan 13y ago
Yes, and while cycling, you can actually do some other things. Reading, watching TV, etc. Although, looking at first world countries, and how society is working, having solutions which force exercise on us would probably be extremely beneficial.
- almosnow 13y agoYou could be coding in Java...
- chris_mahan 13y agoThen I wouldn't get the laundry done.
- igravious 13y agoWouldn't you need to find a TV that doesn't run on electricity first?
- TeMPOraL 13y agoWell, electricity is made out of rotating things if you strap a magnet to them somewhere ;).
- icebraining 13y agoIf you're powering a washing machine and a TV by pedaling, I'm not sure you'll last a full cycle ;)
- deckiedan 13y agoha! good point. Although I was kind of thinking that even without the electricity, it's a benefit. Or alternatively, you could get 20 of these, all facing each other and be sociable. Or if you have some electricity in a town, get all of them in a hall, and play movies. :-)
- r00fus 13y agosmartphone/tablet - and solar powered battery charging. No need for a big screen.
- dredmorbius 13y agoSmall electronics draw relatively little power. You can run a small LCD/LED TV (or radio) off solar PV and a small (regulating) battery. Large power (and heat) loads require far more (and more reliable) energy. Tapping into human energy is an option, though net net it's still fairly inefficient.