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- sum33t, on 01/14/2008, -0/+11I like how portable it is.
We should get treadmills and bikes to do this too, imagine your local gym would be powering itself by the use of its own members. - airwalkery2k, on 01/14/2008, -5/+14On one hand, I am inclined to agree that we probably take in more energy than we really need. Expending our energy in the form of exercise, which would then power a battery, would be a more constructive use of that energy that flushing it down the toilet or hoarding it in fat.
However, the amount of energy used to produce and ship food to provide that energy isn't really renewable beyond the (somewhat) natural process of growing food at the farm. - pkfx, on 01/14/2008, -3/+9A journey of a thousand watt-hours begins with a single step.
- coredump0x01, on 01/14/2008, -1/+5Develop one that harnesses energy from reciprocating hand motions, include free porn, market it to Digg users, and you may just solve the world's energy problems.
- eligus12345, on 01/14/2008, -1/+5Is there a cheaper solution than this? I'm looking for something to power my laptop, and I can't just drop $300 you know? Does anyone know of any other products out there that are comparable or similar, but cheaper?
- krnldmp, on 01/14/2008, -3/+7That thing isn't worth anywhere NEAR 300 bucks.
- trebuchet03, on 01/14/2008, -1/+5While that's true and all... I wonder how that compares to all disposable the medical waste (needles, drips, bags, gowns, etc. etc. etc.) necessary when someone that hasn't been exercising (and has been hording fat) needs avoidable medical treatment.
Some form of exercising is necessary to be healthy - might as well harness otherwise wasted energy (although, this doesn't seem like the product to do that with - every day). - Vash265, on 01/14/2008, -2/+5Not really. People who eat meat aren't going to eat more meat just because they're charging their electronics with this device. But it will still save the environment from charging it electronically via a coal plant.
- inactive, on 01/14/2008, -1/+4Make a cheaper version to this maybe? for $20.00. Sell it to african nations and profit. It would be a hit!
- adraft, on 01/14/2008, -0/+3A lot of stationary bikes are powered by the pedaling of whoever is working out. But if you stop to take a break, you have to start all over again cause the machine turns off.
- GezusK, on 01/14/2008, -0/+1Umm..this has been for sale for a while now
http://www.ccrane.com/more-categories/alternative- ... - Scatropolis, on 01/14/2008, -0/+1One Charger Per Child (OCPC)
- zspeed78, on 01/14/2008, -0/+1If you drive your car for more than a few miles to simply get this thing, not to mention its already delivered to your store, its using more energy in fuel just for that than youll ever pedal into it.
- Brian48216, on 01/14/2008, -1/+2I could see this gadget VERY useful to jump start car batteries. Even those portable emergency rechargers aren't that useful if you let the charge run down. But this you can throw in your trunk, and forget about it.
- Jonmad17, on 01/14/2008, -3/+4$299? That's actually a pretty good price for begin able to make energy anywhere. I wonder how much effort it will take to run something though.
- Bensch, on 01/14/2008, -0/+1Batteries aside, up here in WA we're all hydro and wind.
- Naryuu, on 01/14/2008, -1/+2im not using a stairmaster for 5 hours to charge my phone...
- CuddyBuddy, on 01/15/2008, -0/+1Human powered energy sounds sweet - renewable, cheap and also makes us trimmer! guess it doesn't scale too much - unless you wish to keep pumping your muscles all day long - but it could be a gr8 niche alt energy source...all of us start using our bicycles, I say!
- Merrick178, on 01/14/2008, -1/+2I much prefer diesel to charge my gadgets.
- lilrabbit129, on 01/15/2008, -0/+1Not 100% true. If you exercise you tend to eat more. Partly cause your body needs more energy and partly because you psychologically give yourself permission to eat more cause you're "exercising".
- adraft, on 01/14/2008, -1/+1After playing drums on Rock Band (I'm not a real drummer) for two hours my right leg was wiped out. Don't know if I'd want to pedal away to get my phone going. And has anyone hear ever foot pumped a raft or Zodiac? I rest my case.
- spgass, on 01/14/2008, -0/+0The price does sound high. In a related human-powered story, I really like the handcrank radio I got for Christmas: http://lowtechtimes.com/2008/01/03/christmas-prese ...
- lilrabbit129, on 01/15/2008, -1/+1*points to door*
just get out. - BlakeEM, on 01/14/2008, -2/+2But our crap is biodegradable and makes methane that is used to generate power.
- additivefree, on 01/14/2008, -0/+0fund it
- troye, on 01/14/2008, -1/+11. Create a cool gizmo.
2. Sell it.
3. Profit! - Oighan, on 01/14/2008, -0/+0Install this on the drums in every copy of Rock Band sold and we'll have a solution to the energy crisis.
- Venom908, on 01/14/2008, -1/+1i wonder if theres a carrying case. i dont think it will fit in my pocket with my phone
- iansmith6, on 01/14/2008, -1/+1To be useful in helping the enviroment, you will need to generate enough electricity to offset how much was used in creating the device.
Unfortunatly it has a big battery in it, which will wear out and need replacing, and batteries have lots of nasty stuff in them.
I'd much rather have them use a bank of super caps and have less storage, but they will also never wear out. - additivefree, on 01/14/2008, -2/+2How heavy is it?
- facewarts, on 01/14/2008, -1/+0PLEASE don't confuse the dumb schmucks with facts. It only matters if the device "feels" good. Like the electric car. Just plug it in to recharge and all is fine !!!
- paulcook, on 01/14/2008, -2/+1How much energy does it take to make and distribute this thing. I wonder how long it would have to be used for to even pay back that energy cost. Until that is paid back the thing is not saving any environment.
- AgmLauncher, on 01/14/2008, -2/+1No thanks, I live in a first world country. Pedal power is out of fashion here.
- krnldmp, on 01/14/2008, -4/+3This is going to be used once to never and then be landfill.
- bdbr, on 01/14/2008, -3/+1And how many hours does it take to charge your cellphone? You'd really want to save a few milliwatts to pump this thing for hours.
- StemsNSeeds, on 01/14/2008, -4/+2shoots...and misses
- masterm1nd, on 01/14/2008, -4/+1Which is still energy which initially comes from the sun and contributes to climate change in many of the many processes of being transfered into electricity.
- HertzaHaeon, on 01/14/2008, -9/+6Just because you're doing the work yourself doesn't mean it's necessarily environmentally friendly. If you eat a lot of meat from the meat industry, you're contributing to CO2 emissions as well as other environmental problems. There's overfishing, monocultures, soil erosion from farming, pesticides, etc, etc.
In short, you have to be a critical and educated consumer for this to work.
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