Saw on the news this story about Pete Bethune's boat. Biodeisel
that will be raced running off the owner's body fat, which has been removed by
liposuction. Hope that he didn't
come up with this idea just to be able to gorge himself before going on
a voyage. It is a cool idea, but how about this.
A while
ago I thought to myself; what if I could build an electro-static
generator attached to a fitness station, so that every rowing stroke,
every mile on the cabin stationary bicycle, and every repetition with
the cable cross could be converted into storage energy? Some Jules Verns science fiction, but then again, tell a sailor 50 years ago that one day a boat will be driven by adipose tissue and it sounds impossible too.