Blogs1 - 10 of 19 recent posts for tag:human-powered
03
Dec
2008
Grind these gears, bitches

1 day ago by Hairtux

You know what grinds my gears? Thinking my mountain biking shoes were left at work, being unable to find them at work, then realizing the shoes were simply hiding under a plastic Sendik’s bag on the floor. Son of a bitch! When I was in Viroqua for the Thanksgiving holiday I was forced to wear [...]

mrhaironline - mrhaironline.com/mv6

10
Nov
2008
7 Overrated Technologies and Their Underrated Low-Tech Alternatives

24 days ago

Photo via Christiano Betta Technology rocks, and improving upon what we have is a boon for fighting climate change in a lot of ways. But sometimes green gadgets get more attention than the totally effective non-tech solutions to problems in our lives, because, well, non-tech solutions are boring. Th ...

TreeHugger - treehugger.com · Rank: 36 · 9928 references

30
Oct
2008
Human Powered Vending Machine Coming to Times Square

36 days ago

Finally, a purpose for mimes: lock them in a glass box and turn them into a human vending machine. Alas, it is not completely human powered. Uniqlo tells New York Magazine: "Basically we’re going to have two mimes. A male and a female mime inside the machine. And the public can see them through glas ...

TreeHugger - treehugger.com · Rank: 36 · 9928 references

24
Oct
2008
Book Review: Causewired - Plugging In, Getting Involved, Changing the World

41 days ago

Photo via Mooganic, and Causewired You're here on TreeHugger, so you likely feel a connection between being online and being active in social change. That connection - using the internet as a means of doing good for the world - is quickly spreading thanks to the rise of social networking, free-to-us ...

TreeHugger - treehugger.com · Rank: 36 · 9928 references

05
Sep
2008
Eco-Club Wars: Dancers (Literally) Light Up Rotterdam's WATT, London's ...

91 days ago

Video youtube video

Though Amy Winehouse, the pop singer I erroneously reported would open Holland's "sustainable" WATT dance clublast week was nowhere near Rotterdam (Iggy Pop & The Stooges were the opening act), there were revelers enough to light up the dance floors and gaze upon the gray water toilet flushing syste ...

TreeHugger - treehugger.com · Rank: 36 · 9928 references

30
Jul
2008
Oh, China..

128 days ago by Hairtux

I see what you did there, China!

mrhaironline - mrhaironline.com/mv6

28
Jul
2008
10 DIY Tips for Making Your Bike the Ugliest on the Block (Camouflage ...

129 days ago

It's a jungle out there. Whether you like it or not, high gas prices are forcing Americans to become TreeHuggers. That means more people are riding their bikes to school and work. Obviously where to park the bike when you get there is one question (inside or out?) and also what to where when biking ...

TreeHugger - treehugger.com · Rank: 36 · 9928 references

23
Jul
2008
Human powered floating gym

134 days ago by admin

The idea of using power generated by people exercising at the gym is not a new idea. Even this unique implementation dates back to 2005, from a gym design contest run by New York Magazine. On a creative gym concept level, I find the idea interesting. The concept is that these floating gyms will trav ...

It Came From the Web! - icftw.com

17
Jul
2008
Power Generating Dance Floor

140 days ago by by Alton, Brooklyn USA

Not so new technology back on the dance floor.

Susty - susty.tv · Rank: 22,256 · 35 references

11
Jul
2008
Green NordicTrack Elliptical Keeps You on the Move

147 days ago by Courtney Carlisle

Of course, you always have the option to get outside and run, swim, bike, but as I type this, I have to admit, the last thing I want to do is battle 90 degrees and humidity in Northwest Florida. So, for those days when it is way too hot to think about venturing outside after you have missed your mor ...

Feelgood Style - feelgoodstyle.com · Rank: 18,126 · 61 references

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