Our kids are getting fat. It's a fact. Hell, we as a society are getting fat! (But let's not worry about that, we need to save the CHILDREN! DO IT FOR THE CHILDREN! *sob*) Anyway, we also have a rather bad energy crisis coming on if we really are running out of oil in the next century. I think there's a solution to both problems here. Instead of "recess" and "lunch" put all the little schoolchild darlings on big treadwheels from 11:30 to 1:00 and use the wheels to generate electricity.
-- Madcat, Oct 27 2003

Oddly, and sadly, enough, this is already half Baked http://online.wsj.c...1000-search,00.html
Since a subscription is likely required for this link, a summary: many US elementary schools are making kids walk or run round the running track during recess, instead of letting them play in an "unstructured" fashion. [DrCurry, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]

Well yeah, but did you suggest child slaves? Huh? HUH? KEEP RUNNING FATTY! *smack*
-- Madcat, Oct 28 2003


My but that's a big number.
-- bristolz, Oct 28 2003


...till only one remained. His name; Conan.
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Oct 28 2003


Seems like the thing to do is to make school uniforms copper jackets for girls, zinc for boys, and have them run around each other during PhysEd.
-- Monkfish, Oct 28 2003


[jutta] - Sheer numbers, then, would indicate that it really is a fantastic idea. ;P
-- Detly, Oct 28 2003


copper and zinc hahahahahahahahahahha..... haha
-- fluffynuggets, Oct 28 2003



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