Re: A crazy idea

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On Thu, 4 Mar 2010, Jonathan Gazeley wrote:

> I want to measure how fast I'm turning the pedals on my bike (the
> "cadence") and synthesize/sample the sound of an internal combustion engine.
>
   Been there, done that.  Forty years ago:  Attach a common playing card 
to your front fork with a clothespin, so that the end of the card is 
struck by the passing spokes.  Vrooom!

BTW:  The human body is considered capable of producing 1/20hp,  or 35 
watts on a sustained basis.

-- 
Rick Green

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
                                   -Benjamin Franklin

"As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our
safety and our ideals."
                                -President Barack Obama 20 Jan 2009
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