We live in depressing times, global meltdown is no longer a speculation, it has become a reality. i wonder if every one of us is equally aware of the irony that fate has in store for us through this double entendre.The phrase "global meltdown" as used lately in the media refers to the current global financial crisis but it should not be forgotten that the phrase is equally potent when used in the context of global warming. Yet another irony of the situations involves the role of fuel,especially fossil fuel, a rise in price of which accelerates inflation and lower prices, more consumption, further damage the environment. Anyway, uncommon times call for uncommon initiations.Cost cutting measures are being implemented by most corporate as well as private citizens but there are always some people who can look beyond the mundane and bring out something of value from things which the rest of us won't bother to think about.
Jay Whelan, CEO of the Connecticut-based firm, the Green Revolution Inc has come up with a device which can convert the energy spent in a work out session in the gym to generate electricity for general use. This device can be fitted to the wheel of a bicycle and with the help of wires to the energy generated is fed to a electrical control cabinet. An average human being, during the course of a work out session produces 500 BTU which when converted to electricity would mean 150 watts electricity. It is estimated that a group of around 20 bikes used throughout a year has the potential to create 3,600 kilowatt hours of electricity which can be fed to 72 homes for a month !Well, that's not all, this device also helps you save between two to six ounces of CO2 during a single workout!
Does this sound something like "having your cake and eating it too" ?
I will end this post with a quote from Arthur Schopenhauer"Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see."
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