Comments on: Video: The greatest fitness invention ever?

By: CynicalOptimist

CynicalOptimist — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:44:24 +0000

I can see a whole new way of car-pooling to work and if you get enough hamsters (people, you might work up enough speed to get on the expressway…..

By: Honey, I’m going for a run! « Because No One Asked

Honey, I’m going for a run! « Because No One Asked — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:36:22 +0000

[...] via Hot Air [...]

By: The Rock

The Rock — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:30:09 +0000

I hope Fred and Barney are on the board of directors for this company.

Is Dino the corporate mascot?

How does it handle in the snow?

By: Texyank

Texyank — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:41:37 +0000

Think I’ll just keep my “Pet Rock “.

By: Benjamin9

Benjamin9 — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:26:24 +0000

Some people have way to much time on their hands.

KBird on December 21, 2008 at 10:28 AM

Motorize it and he may have something there.

By: Benjamin9

Benjamin9 — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:25:36 +0000

I want to see it go uphill.

Meryl Yourish on December 20, 2008 at 1:19 PM

Hence the 2md person?

By: KBird

KBird — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:28:19 +0000

Some people have way to much time on their hands.

By: platypus

platypus — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:14:05 +0000

Has the planet passed through some celestial Ort cloud that has stolen 50 IQ points from every soul on the surface?

BL@KBIRD on December 20, 2008 at 4:39 PM

Now that gives a whole new meaning to the term “negative territory.”

By: JimC

JimC — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:08:06 +0000

There MIGHT be an advantage if you could use gearing with it to get more efficient energy usage than just jogging, like a bicycle. But then why not get a bicycle or recumbent trike?

Oh, and if you liked the YouTube comment about the stationary bicycle, give it a thumbs up! :)

By: 91Veteran

91Veteran — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:57:59 +0000

it’s clear that he’s not just jogging but really pushing on the thing to make it go in the first place. That nullifies the possible benefit of being a lower-impact workout. Otherwise, it’s just stupid.

Andrew D on December 20, 2008 at 12:57 PM

Edzackery.

Get rid of the mag wheels and put some narrow ones on and it might be doable.

Course, Obama would have to have the spinner rims.

Could you imagine the lowered ones in the bario?

By: ProudPalinFan

ProudPalinFan — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:21:55 +0000

Aiight..Let’s say I wanna take it to the park, somewhere else in town.

HOW DO I PUT THAT THANG IN THE CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE?

By: Maxx

Maxx — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:17:16 +0000

Al Gore says: Behold, the car of the future.

By: Jason Coleman

Jason Coleman — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:00:23 +0000

Slap a battery in it and lemme plug it in. Hook the tread to a generator and electric motors in the wheels, or put in a mini tranny with regenerative braking. Also, while we’re at it, let’s beef it up with the latest ATV suspension.

THEN, I can see some potential.

By: Mojave Mark

Mojave Mark — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:59:09 +0000

This would be a laugh in a movie scene!! canopfor on December 20, 2008 at 8:43 PM

Wait till Austin Powers see this.

It’s like it’s an exercise machine designed by a government committee.

By: woodcdi

woodcdi — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:59:10 +0000

I don’t understand, why not just run without spending money for this thing?

Dollayo on December 20, 2008 at 9:10 PM

DING! DING! DING! DING! DING!

We have a winner!

Woody

By: Dollayo

Dollayo — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:10:05 +0000

I don’t understand, why not just run without spending money for this thing?

By: canopfor

canopfor — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:43:59 +0000

Pretty cool,and I would imagine everything would be
tickety-boo until you went down a steep hill!

This would be a laugh in a movie scene!!

By: woodcdi

woodcdi — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:42:19 +0000

Somebody’ll buy it thinking it’ll do them some good …

Woody

By: shaken

shaken — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:03:35 +0000

Very useful in jurisdictions with dense dog populations. For that use case, I would recommend adding fenders.

By: Bootleghooch

Bootleghooch — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:48:36 +0000

Cool! It just needs a clutch so you can peel out!

By: Jaibones

Jaibones — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:25:13 +0000

It’s so pointless it reminds me of Rube Goldberg. Sort of…

karl9000 on December 20, 2008 at 2:03 PM

And I thought the treadmill itself was idiotic. This is pointless on a new level.

Hey – now we need a really big treadmill so that you can put this thing on it in the garage and push the machine without having to have clear roads!

By: Mr_Magoo

Mr_Magoo — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:00:20 +0000

Does it coast? I would have to rest every three steps and point it downhill for maximum pleasure.

By: sonnyspats1

sonnyspats1 — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:53:00 +0000

Yep just waiting for the bailout to kick in so I can buy me one of those there piece-o-crapmatic 3000s.

By: keep the change

keep the change — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:07:41 +0000

What was so funny about this invention? Totally impractical and pointless, but not knee-slap funny.

By: TheSitRep

TheSitRep — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:48:13 +0000

Well, we all know that it is impossible to get in shape without buying a contraption of some kind.
/s

That thang is pretty big, you could hang a whole lot of clothes on that.
/truth