The most efficient humans don't even come close to 1 HP. Lance Armstrong
and the guy who peddaled the Icarus project plane were 1/2 to 3/4 HP peak .
If I remember coorectly a man in good shape can crank out 125-150 watts.
Have you ever tried one of those bicycles that are connected to a generator
driving a light bulb? They have ( or did have ) one at the science museum
here. Trying to keep a 75 watt light bulb on is a killer.
IF Dr Sllishman gets 125 watt out of someone and keep him working 8 hrs a
day he's got a kilowatt hour. Good for about 8.5 cents in Albuquerque.


"asadi" wrote in message
nk.net...
Bright Ideas
Albuquerque emergency room physician Sam Slishman is working to launch his
Endorphin Power Co., which is a homeless shelter providing drug
rehabilitation based on vigorous exercise at on-premises workout stations.
However, Slishman also wants his center to help pay for itself by selling
the electric power that could be harnessed by his down-and-out
population's
daily workouts (pedaling, lifting, working the treadmills). Endorphin
Power,
Slishman says, will be the city's inspirational flagship for "social
rehabilitation and renewable energy." [Albuquerque Journal, 1-31-04]


...and john says why not......???