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Pedals are attached to the underside
of a desk such that the user can rest
feet comfortably on pedals and, when
desired, use them to turn a fly
wheel, thereby raising heart rate,
circulation, etc.
Motivation: frequently one's heart
rate falls low enough while working
that caffeine is rendered
largely
ineffectual due presumably to lack of
sufficient circulation through the body.
Similar experiences on long road
trips are a more vexing problem.
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I feel the pedals ought to DO something... |
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They should be attached to a generator that powers your PC. |
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surely they should be used to power your own air conditioning? Or (in winter) they could power the kettle, which would produce steam to power the coffee grinder... |
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[lewisgirl] that sounds more like a Rubecycle... (as in Goldberg) |
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[roselma], is the name of this thing a pun on 'cubicle', to be pronounced a little like 'popsickle'? If so, that wasn't clear from the start. I came to this thinking it was going to be a bicycle with cubic wheels - probably an interesting ride, but a huge step backwards in transport engineering. Did you hear about the two nuns cycling* on their cubecycles? Said one to the other: "I've never come this way before!"
*original version "cycling down a cobbled street". |
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lewisgirl, pun optional; i had no
punny intentions but i do not
forsee difficulty created by
saying "cube siccle" vs. "cube cycle." |
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use of power generated: i feel
that the power generated should be
used to power a buzzer, flashing
light or horn--anything to keep
one awake; the second or third
generation product should use the
power generated to extract
stimulants from any available
sources and use trans-dermal
technology to supply it to you
through the soles of your feet. |
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Mayhaps have the desk (and cubicle) raised onto a bicycle, so everyone could pedal around the office and bump into each other. Well, I think it would be fun. You may want to go with a quadrocycle for stability, though. |
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[roselma] A strobe or sounder might be a bit of a distraction to workmates opting for power naps. A good random current pulse might be the way to go here. |
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How would you keep you thighs from bumping the seat of
the chair? |
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[futurebird], thigh-thumping actually helps get rid of cellulite. As does waddling along the floor on your bottom, but that tends to make your skirt ride up. |
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I imagine it also looks fairly silly. |
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[lewisgirl] Waddle backwards. |
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baked. In the Delta SkyMall catalog, they have a footrest with pedals on it to increase circulation while working at a desk. It's not linked to anything, but it does cover the original idea. |
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Thanks [Jim], that worked! Don't know why I didn't think of it before. [picassosinatra], some of us have work to do. And in places where it's not nice to go for a walk.
How about the pedals to be running an old-style sewing machine? |
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imagine the power of a large office building of cuberats harnessed to this device. it is staggering i bet you could sell the power back to the grid. i belive this idea should be reomoved from the net before evil corporations decide to act upon it. |
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Also, if you hung your 'sport bottle' upside-down near your desk, and dropped by the shredder for some paper mulch to cover your cubicle floor, you could really amuse your coworkers. |
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