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Re:New two-stroke engine design could help keep internal com... by henearkr on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @05:44AM (#23309023)
Not at all, except if you mean arctic winter (when it's technically night all the day).

Also, electric offers you the plethora of choices in methods to produce your energy. If it's not photovoltaic, you still have many solutions. Could as well be eolian, or a dam, or hundred of people riding generator-bikes (half-kidding), or etc.

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Re:New two-stroke engine design could help keep internal com... by 34679 on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @08:11AM (#23310119)
>hundred of people riding generator-bikes (half-kidding)

I've wondered if it makes sense for gyms to be paying for electricity.

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Re:New two-stroke engine design could help keep internal com... by bananabreakfast on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @02:29PM (#23314707)
It's funny to think about, but if you do the math even dozens of humans riding bikes contribute so little energy compared to what a building requires it is totally negligible and would never be worth the cost beyond a gimmick.
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Re:New two-stroke engine design could help keep internal com... by henearkr on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @08:19AM (#23310188)
Also, what about energy-producing gym equipment in airliners?

Free energy (but maybe only an epsilon), and no more deep vein thrombosis!!

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