Comments on: The Human-Powered Floating Gym! http://inhabitat.com/the-floating-human-powered-gym/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:25:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: whattosay http://inhabitat.com/the-floating-human-powered-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-386207 whattosay Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:11:40 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/23/the-floating-human-powered-gym/#comment-386207 Oh wow. Ever heard of bikes and walking? A very cheap and old-school way to make use of the human-generated energy. Oh wow. Ever heard of bikes and walking? A very cheap and old-school way to make use of the human-generated energy.

]]> By: IDZIGN http://inhabitat.com/the-floating-human-powered-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-192840 IDZIGN Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:36:26 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/23/the-floating-human-powered-gym/#comment-192840 i just had an idea about having a school where kids use the round about and the see-saw to generate energy for the school, and community, and then i had the idea of designing a buildign that had its own gym inside to generate electricty and to pump water up from underground tanks to the top....then i thought of designing a gym for each comunity/suburb to generate power for themselves.... Had a chat with my house mate and he told me about the Gym boats, and i came and googled it now...I SO BUMMED!!!! :-(, Anyone in SA wanna start something like this with me????????? i just had an idea about having a school where kids use the round about and the see-saw to generate energy for the school, and community, and then i had the idea of designing a buildign that had its own gym inside to generate electricty and to pump water up from underground tanks to the top….then i thought of designing a gym for each comunity/suburb to generate power for themselves….

Had a chat with my house mate and he told me about the Gym boats, and i came and googled it now…I SO BUMMED!!!! :-( , Anyone in SA wanna start something like this with me?????????

]]> By: jessiquitarita http://inhabitat.com/the-floating-human-powered-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-103156 jessiquitarita Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:26:16 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/23/the-floating-human-powered-gym/#comment-103156 I think it\\\\\\\'s a fanstastic idea! Especially if people use it for their morning commute. Or at least part of their commute. A lot of people I know work out in the morning before work and this would cut out some commute time since they will be killing three birds with one stone. One: workout Two: commute Three: reducing the amount of fossil fuels that would have been used by driving to work. The trouble of course if you live and work midland, not near a shore. However even then it will give you a good view as opposed to a stationary bike staring at TV and cut down of the danger riding a bike through traffic. Now if only we could implement this function in an aeronautical design. =) I think it\\\\\\\’s a fanstastic idea! Especially if people use it for their morning commute. Or at least part of their commute. A lot of people I know work out in the morning before work and this would cut out some commute time since they will be killing three birds with one stone. One: workout Two: commute Three: reducing the amount of fossil fuels that would have been used by driving to work. The trouble of course if you live and work midland, not near a shore. However even then it will give you a good view as opposed to a stationary bike staring at TV and cut down of the danger riding a bike through traffic. Now if only we could implement this function in an aeronautical design. =)

]]> By: cleanerwater http://inhabitat.com/the-floating-human-powered-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-91328 cleanerwater Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:43:07 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/23/the-floating-human-powered-gym/#comment-91328 Why not just hook up all those bikes in all the gyms to a generator to create electricity for the gym they are in... Why not just hook up all those bikes in all the gyms to a generator to create electricity for the gym they are in…

]]> By: danielschuch http://inhabitat.com/the-floating-human-powered-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-91010 danielschuch Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:13:14 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/23/the-floating-human-powered-gym/#comment-91010 I personly think it is one of the best ideas ever...but money is a factor. Also we don't in our commuity have people that go to a gym on a daily baseis or for that matter work out period. But yes i think the world would be a lot better with a floating gym...and not even useing fuel to operate the machine. In conclusion I think that this should be acquaintanted with our commuinty and country. I personly think it is one of the best ideas ever…but money is a factor. Also we don’t in our commuity have people that go to a gym on a daily baseis or for that matter work out period. But yes i think the world would be a lot better with a floating gym…and not even useing fuel to operate the machine. In conclusion I think that this should be acquaintanted with our commuinty and country.

]]> By: Harvard http://inhabitat.com/the-floating-human-powered-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-90742 Harvard Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:06:51 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/23/the-floating-human-powered-gym/#comment-90742 It's going to smell like a gym locker inside those things. It’s going to smell like a gym locker inside those things.

]]> By: meathead http://inhabitat.com/the-floating-human-powered-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-90592 meathead Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:38:23 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/23/the-floating-human-powered-gym/#comment-90592 Why not turn all that peddle power to electric power? Why not turn all that peddle power to electric power?

]]> By: jkay http://inhabitat.com/the-floating-human-powered-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-90478 jkay Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:16:37 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/23/the-floating-human-powered-gym/#comment-90478 Why use all this energy to power some floating spectacle to just say we did it? Why not use all this energy to power say, all the excessive energy we already use? Why use all this energy to power some floating spectacle to just say we did it? Why not use all this energy to power say, all the excessive energy we already use?

]]> By: TheFrumplingtons http://inhabitat.com/the-floating-human-powered-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-89127 TheFrumplingtons Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:55:43 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/23/the-floating-human-powered-gym/#comment-89127 What an ingenious idea! Finally, it seems, the humble pedalo has become fashionable again. What an ingenious idea! Finally, it seems, the humble pedalo has become fashionable again.

]]> By: AS http://inhabitat.com/the-floating-human-powered-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-88802 AS Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:17:46 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/23/the-floating-human-powered-gym/#comment-88802 I agree w/ Jay - it needs to have a broader purpose, such as filtering/collecting waste that ends up in the water, for example. I agree w/ Jay – it needs to have a broader purpose, such as filtering/collecting waste that ends up in the water, for example.

]]> By: Jayoutside http://inhabitat.com/the-floating-human-powered-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-88778 Jayoutside Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:08:56 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/23/the-floating-human-powered-gym/#comment-88778 interesting concept. Seems to be like some other methods of recreation that also allow transportation. A bicycle comes to mind. So does a scull. So does running. I think that harvesting energy is a great idea - to power the gym or other structure, but this seems like it was built just for a design competition to be novel - no real need. interesting concept. Seems to be like some other methods of recreation that also allow transportation. A bicycle comes to mind. So does a scull. So does running.

I think that harvesting energy is a great idea – to power the gym or other structure, but this seems like it was built just for a design competition to be novel – no real need.

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