Go Manual and Go Green!

In the last 50 years or so, most of us have gotten incredibly lazy – at least, in developed countries where automated and/or electricity-powered gadgets are readily available.  We don’t wash dishes or clothes by hand anymore.  We stand around while escalators and elevators lift us up to the next floor.  It makes one imagine a future where we’re all giant blobs floating around on moving platforms and can’t even walk for ourselves anymore.

Sure, all of these modern inventions save us time, but it’s cool to take some pride in manual work every now and then and actually make something happen with muscle power.  That’s why manual gadgets are so awesome.

You don’t have to hook up a crazy invention like the bike-powered washing machine above in order to take on some human-powered activities.  Manual lawnmowers, hand-operated paper shredders, coffee-bean grinders, hand-crank popcorn poppers and this stationary bike blender are all great examples. Save electricity and get some exercise all at once – go manual and go green, baby!

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Photo credit: Homeless Dave

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