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The purpose of this idea is to eliminate the need for an actual
conventional treadmill. Although an inclined surface is
probably needed, that is the only similarity to a conventional
treadmill.
This idea is for a shoe attachment, which includes wheels
lining most of the bottom of the shoe.
People would just walk
and walk.
Another option exists for eliminating the need for an inclined
surface: include motors and batteries. This would be a motor-
driven pair of roller skates, permanently in reverse. It would
be programable for set distances and speeds like a regular
treadmill.
Benefits include: less power consumption, less space taken for
treadmill, you can take it with you (portability).
I'm starting to hear my dreams. time to go to sleep.
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Did you ever notice how people always try to find the closest
parking spot when they go to the gym. |
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hmmm, without something to hold on to someone's gonna git hoit. (+) |
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And moonwalk circles around your friends! |
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//Sorta baked in the Space Shuttle, where users on the treadmill wear smooth cotton socks and "run" on an inclined Teflon slope// Inclined? Inclined to what? They're in free-fall. |
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Not if they're accelerating. Or if someone has recently farted in a specific direction, mind you. Anyways, the reverse rollerskating version isn't going to save as much energy, I think. Also, the design is going to have to be impressive. People shift forces in numerous directions when they walk, allowing for a number of potential angles with which to gain momentum. Your wheels will have to be on pivots, or resemble those cool vacuum cleaner balls where the thing rolls on a big ball rather than wheels. Anyways, it's almost baked by rollerblades. |
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Oh hey, funny joke I heard the other day: What's the hardest part about rollerblading?...
Telling your parents that you're gay.
And I heard that from a gay man so I'm pretty sure I can say it too, right? |
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Hey, I rollerblade and my wife rollerblades, does that mean our daughter will be gay too? |
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is that "daughter" or " "daughter" " ?
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(no actual offense intended) |
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