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Originally Posted by Agamemnon
Did you actually look into the concept, or are you just shooting off your mouth here? Who said anything about rounding up homeless people?
http://www.climatecare.org/projects/.../human-energy/
The treadle pump is a simple device which uses human power to pump water from wells, streams and lakes. One person - man, woman or even child - can operate the pump by manipulating his/her body weight on two treadles and by holding a bamboo or wooden frame for support. These pumps displace the diesel pumps that are more commonly used.
Benefits- Replaces polluting diesel-powered pumps
- Allows 2 or 3 harvests a year, instead of 1
- Prevents farmers having to leave their families to work in the city during 'off season'
- Farmers' income increases, often between two and five-fold
I don't think anyone is saying 'to solve global warming people have to get on a treadmill like hamsters to generate power', its about finding new ways to do old things... like developing this type of pump. Sometimes you have to look into a topic before you can really say anything about it... otherwise you end up looking like an ass... like HOZ. |
Good post. I guess the critiques of different thinking don't like change? Perhaps they preffered the stone age, been a lot of change since then. Don't think their computers would run so great but maybe those geniuses know a way.