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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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