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What makes the world go 'round! 8)

Thanks for this link-- makes me think, too, about the devices that aim to generate electricity from ocean waves:
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6700217/description.html


Now if we could harness what all those spinning classes might produce!

--Deborah
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I wonder how many of us drive a car or ride a Vespa to the gym for a work-out?
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The Hornet (GT200, aka Love Bug) and 'Dimples' - a GTS 300
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Zero I would hope. I will be disappointed, sadly.
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jimc wrote:
Zero I would hope. I will be disappointed, sadly.
here you go jim. Gym`n it up for the ladies/on the Vespa?
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Re: [NSR] Go green! Children-powered electricity in Ghana!
Salima Draghetta wrote:
Now how cool is this???!!!??

http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/270729/3/

click on the little video ... the children ride a merry-go-round and generate some electricity for their village!

Talk about going green and making kids merry (no pun intended) at the same time ...

Salima
It reminds me of the incredible designs by Volunteers in Technical Assistance. Very cool! It evokes memories of the old Whole Earth Catalogue. We are only limited by our access to tools and information. These kinds of simple solutions are what moved me to go to work for Americore literacy programs this coming school year.

Thanks for the post.

Tom
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Re: [NSR] Go green! Children-powered electricity in Ghana!
Salima Draghetta wrote:
Now how cool is this???!!!??

http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/270729/3/

click on the little video ... the children ride a merry-go-round and generate some electricity for their village!

Talk about going green and making kids merry (no pun intended) at the same time ...

Salima
Is that technically "child labor"? It's a great idea and we should be looking to use anything & everything we can to generate a little extra power.
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Re: [NSR] Go green! Children-powered electricity in Ghana!
sonnyboy wrote:
Is that technically "child labor"?
Yeah, who wants kids to learn to work.



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