RSSThe "Speed Fit" is a human powered treadmill system that allows you to run on a stationary platform while your motion drives a small electric powered gear system below to actually propel you across a flat surface. This might be the 2000s version of the Flintstone's car although we wonder why they are not just running on the pavement itself?
Treadmill morphs into a vehicle
Posted by Jonah Brucker-Cohen |
Nov 24, 2008 04:00 AM
Furniture, Gadgets, Transportation |
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Why? Because even poor people can run on the sidewalk!
Seriously, it's a pretty cool hack. Perhaps if they waterproof the drive train and but put a bubble around it for jogging in the rain, and then they'll have something. Not sure what, but something.
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My brain stack just overflowed. I never did get the hang of recursion.
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If only it had a bicycle rig adapter that you could strap down, so you could pedal a stationary bike...that would turn the treadmill...that would propel the machine. (Maybe I should submit MY patent now and start soliciting for investors?)
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