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by hombre_fatal 1125 days ago
Badass.

I never thought a human could generate useful energy after a science museum exhibit from my childhood made you try to power a 60W filament light bulb with a bike and it was hard to keep it lit.

Or a Youtube video where an olympic bicyclist can barely power a toaster enough to gently singe some toast.

Makes more sense if the human isn’t solely responsible for providing all the energy on demand.

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Good point. In hindsight, those exhibits used inefficient 60W filament bulbs. The energy required is all about what you're trying to power.