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Cows On Treadmills Produce Clean Power For Farms
separsons writes "William Taylor, a farmer in Northern Ireland, recently developed the Livestock Power Mill, a treadmill for cows. Taylor uses the device to generate clean, renewable power for his farm. Cows are locked into a pen on top of a non-powered, inclined belt. The cows' walking turns the belt, which spins a gearbox to drive a generator. One cow can produce about two kilowatts of electricity, enough energy to power four milking machines. It may seem like a kooky idea, but Taylor could be onto something: According to his calculations, if the world's 1.3 billion cattle used treadmills for eight hours a day, they could provide six percent of the world's power!"
One cow can produce about two kilowatts of electricity, enough energy to power four milking machines.
The real question is: Does it make the Milk tough?
âoeAny society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.
Apparently you've never watched cows grazing out in an open field.
I saw one open a box of oreos and eat it right in the aisle at Safeway. She was sitting on a scooter, so that probably changes the whole exercise dynamic, though.
The cows around your parts must be completely different than the lazy fucks around here.
Sure they take a step now and then when their mouth can't reach anything edible anymore, but I wouldn't really call it "walking".
Just ask an Intelligent Designer, they'll explain that cows are so lazy they only bothered walking part way up the hill when the flood came and hence were fossilized in the middle instead of at the top, like the less lazy people.
It's used in conjunction with a form of nuclear fusion. Just an intermediate step before plugging them into the Meatrix.
A small price to pay for yummy milk, cheeses, steaks and roasts...
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
Could the scooter fit on a treadmill?