Can Gyms Be Used to Generate Electricity?

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In summary, the conversation discusses the idea of using electrical generation as resistance in a weight machine, allowing gyms to generate electricity while people work out. This idea has already been implemented in some places and could potentially be profitable for gyms.
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I just had an idea that would obviously require some electrical engineering know-how. So I dropped in here to share it (hoping someone will pick it up and run with it).

Electric generation requires some kind of force (waves, wind, falling water, motor, etc). What if a new kind of weight machine were designed that used electrical generation as the resistance (instead of just dead weight). Every gym across the land could be generating electricity (instead of using it). And if every gym across the country were generating electricity, they would probably pay you to come. It's a throw away idea. You can have that one for free.
 
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