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The power an Ipod approach was part of an idea developed in the UK as a
deisgn competition.

Kids shoes had inbiult pedometers. The shoes had to be "plugged in" to
allow their tv/computers/game stations to run. The more steps recorded,
the longer they would run. When your game turns off, you get up and run
around the block.


Cheers
Stuart Kohlhagen
 

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Wow, That is an awesome idea!  Put a patent on that!!! We just got an
exhibit in where the visitor has to turn a hand crank to make the lights
or fan or mixer work but it makes more sense to use the energy that is
already being expended.  A big plus would be the health benefit and
fighting obesity. Maybe for kids it could power their ipods!
Evanna Morris, Lancaster Science Factory, Lancaster, PA

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> Thanks for the very useful thread.  So far, I score a solid 60% in my 
> green habits, if you include Bob Russell's suggestion.
>
> But I had an idea that I wonder if anyone has tried or thought of. I 
> think what set me off on this idea was a film clip of water buffalo 
> walking around in circles to run a mill.  My mind naturally elided 
> this with people running on treadmills in gyms, what I always think of

> as "hamster time."  So, what if we made an "energy health club" in a 
> science center.  The trick is that you *have* to run/pedal/ stairclimb

> to keep the lights on or the TV going or whatever entertainment you 
> use to keep your mind off the numbing boredom of running on a 
> treadmill.  Green types would love it (someone has to be pedaling on 
> the stationary bike to make the carrot/ginger/wheatgrass juicer work).

> You could charge like a regular health club while providing a valuable

> lesson in green power.  There could be a decorative waterfall 
> sculpture in the middle that only works if enough people are pedaling.

> Those insane speed pedaling classes that I see would be rewarded with 
> even louder disco music to keep them motivated.  Maybe even sell 
> electricity back to the grid or make part of the exhibit on battery 
> storage.
>
> Any takers?  Let's Collaborate, Let's Innovate, Lets have Strategic 
> Impact!
>
> Now, back to the regularly scheduled NSF proposal which is already in 
> progress.
>
> Eric Siegel
> Director and
> Chief Content Officer
> New York Hall of Science
> www.nyscience.org
> (718) 699-0005 x 317
> esiegel at nyscience dot org
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