this Sheriff is awesome…
Tuesday, 6. April 2010
Sheriff Joe Arpaio from Maricopa County in Arizona (the guy that makes his inmates live outside in tents and wear pink underwear) is making inmates power their own TVs with exercise bikes, calling it Pedal Vision. From this story:
Reports say Arpaio’s recent visit to Tent City inspired the idea, when he saw that many of the inmates were overweight.
The stationary bikes are customized so that as an inmate pedals, a connected television is powered once the cycle generates 12 volts of electricity.
How many inmates are there in this country, in the world? Let’s get them all on a bike for at least an hour a day - forget wind power, forget solar power… Whoa, did I just solve all the world’s energy issues? Wow, I am so amazing it’s shocking; well, not that shocking to me or anyone who’s ever met me, but for those who don’t know me, yes, I am actually that awesome.
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