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   News to Mho   
   Re: pedal power   
   21 Nov 12 08:01:52   
   
   From: Killspam@invalid.kill   
      
   Mho wrote:   
   > If you would ass an electric generator to your exercise equipment   
   > that heats an immersion heater (use a special high-efficiency   
   > electric type for more than you put in) generate steam that turns a   
   > turbine into another generator you could get out more energy than you   
   > intended to put in with all the extra energy you wasted designing the   
   > thing in the first place.   
   >   
   > Sound like a cool idea for gathering wasted energy around your home?   
   > Maybe your brain heat could be captured too and we could run a   
   > monitor for the stupid ideas around here. Send pictures of the   
   > micro-gen that looks like a hearing aid. We all want to see it in   
   > action.   
      
   I do like positive thinking.   
      
   > "Bob F"  wrote in message news:k2d22u$ie9$1@dont-email.me...   
   > All my non-motorized exercise equipment converts my exertions to heat   
   > with high   
   > efficiency, which helps keep my house warm. No water needed. Q.E.D.   
      
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