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I've wondered, but too lazy to calculate that how much electricity could be generated by machines in gym. Probably not a lot, but the whole idea of a green gym

by enscr 13y ago

I've wondered, but too lazy to calculate that how much electricity could be generated by machines in gym. Probably not a lot, but the whole idea of a green gym could encourage people to work out more. Edit : Google search shows some in practice : http://content.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,2032281,00.html http://content.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,2032281...

VLM 13y ago
It works for greenwashing as a marketing technique as you suspect, but the energy cost of lighting alone exceeds the energy you can produce by leg power, to say nothing of HVAC for the facility and water heater for the showers. This is why we burn coal and uranium instead of forced prison labor to generate electricity on exercise bikes. I'm glad of that.