Hong Kong People Generate Electricity While Exercising In Gym

November 16th, 2008 admin Posted in Amazing Stuff No Comments »

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As the political and ecological aspects of energy rise in people’s consciousness, the search for new and clean ways to generate energy is  gaining momentum. A fitness center in Hong Kong has joined the movement with a new idea: the energy generated by the members as they exercise is transformed into electricity to help light the facility. Claudia Blume has more.The serious exerciser’s motto used to be, no pain, no gain. At Hong Kong’s California Fitness centers, the new catch phrase might be, no sweat, no light.

<!–adsense#adsense_white–><br>When club members use certain exercise machines, the energy they generate is turned into stored electricity. To make the fluorescent tubes in the studio’s ceiling light up, they have to start pumping. Read the rest of this entry »

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