My SciFi Utopian Novel Idea
What could go wrong with requiring people to do this for an hour every day?
I was at the gym this morning when I had a thought I’ve had many times: Why isn’t anyone harnessing the energy from gyms and using it to power stuff? I have to imagine stationary bikes, rowing machines, and the weight training equipment could provide the necessary friction to generate energy, why aren’t we using it?
In my head, I imagine a world where everyone is able to offset their energy bill by producing clean fitness-generated power at the gym. People could sign on for extra sessions to either eliminate their energy bills entirely or make extra money on the side,thereby solving two problems at once: Obesity and fossil fuel dependence.
Elegant, no?
Of course, in my alternate reality (science fiction?), the rich would go from being unattainably thin to the extravagantly obese, because they can afford not to have to generate their own energy like the plebes. Overall, though, quality of life will improve as people exercise more, feel better, and our country is able to break its reliance on foreign oil.
Seems like a win-win to me. Then again, I write fiction for a living so what do I know about the real world?
