Originally Posted by
RubeRad
I heard a (possibly apocryphal) story about a dad who plugged the family tv into a stationary cycle rigged as a generator. Nobody could watch tv unless somebody was working out
Yup, I heard that too. It's possible I spread it here and you read it. Anyway, the story I heard was that the kids developed an economy among themselves. "I'll pedal for your show if you pedal for mine." Dad was happy. Kids got healthy.