"katie" > wrote in message
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> "Steve" > wrote in message
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> > menu boy wrote:
> > > Heh, actually I know *exactly* why I can't lose weight....beer. And
> > > since I brew my own, I have no idea what the caloric content is, but
> > > I'm sure it's high.
> >
> > Maybe you can hook up an exercise bike to be the generator you need for
> > the brewing process?
> >
> any idea how you'd turn a bike into a generator? during the big ice storm
> up here in ontario & quebec, there were lotsa news specials on how folks
> were coping, and i remember seeing in one segment that this dude had turned
> a stationary bike into a generator, so if he wanted to boil some water, he
> just had to hop on his bike for about a half hour. thought that was neat;
> i'd love to be able to feed my home's power supply just by hopping on a
> bike. just don't know how. could probably find instructions on the
> net...hmm...
>
This wouldn't be necessary to brew beer, but maybe you could as
the Professor about a bamboo generator.