But, put
a human on a bicycle, and there is no question who is fastest.
Not exact matches
To paraphrase one of the first videos of Apple CEO Steve Jobs talking about extending
human potential, call it putting your brain
on a
bicycle.
Together, the «brain
on a
bicycle» partnership can lead to «
Human Version 2.0» — accelerating breakthroughs and advancing discoveries.
Their economies should be labor intensive rather than energy intensive; produce more durable goods to reduce waste; use local materials in building; consume locally grown foods; engage in organic farming; utilize organic garbage; depend
on perennial polyculture, aqua - culture and permaculture; favor trains as well as
human - powered machines such as
bicycles; employ solar power and other
on - site modes of producing energy; and in various ways operate
on self - nourishing, self - healing, self - governing principles.
Using simulation, a technique based
on the laws of physics, researchers have created virtual
humans who run, dive,
bicycle and vault
Navarro's own piece, «Satellite,» utlizes
bicycle parts, a
human - powered electric generator, and electric energy to make comment
on the show's premise.
Typical «found objects» include natural materials like sand (see Sand Art), earth, stones, shells, curiously shaped pieces of wood, a
human skull; or man - made items such as newspaper cuttings, photographs, pieces of glass, fragments of scrap metal, pieces of textile fabric, an unmade bed, a
bicycle handlebars, and so
on.
Marina Abramovic's 1997 performance, «Luminosity,» is restaged in yet another room, the performer perched naked
on a
bicycle seat under an intense spotlight, like a
human specimen pinned to the wall.
We do prattle
on about how the
bicycle is the world's most energy efficient vehicle, but just how fast can a
human go
on a
bicycle?
The city of Indianapolis, Indiana is embarking
on a project to run a
bicycle / walking / jogging path through the city center in an effort to encourage more
human - powered movement through the city.
In this instance, he has not only traditional solar panels, but also has a water wheel and a
human powered
bicycle generator all helping him to keep his batteries charged and the lights
on.
Bicycles become an attractive mode of transportation, which would promote city development that focuses
on human power instead of decayed dinosaurs.
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H.G. Wells said: «Every time I see an adult
on a
bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the
human race.»
Florida Statute 316.003 defines
bicycles as a vehicle with two tandem wheels propelled solely by
human control, and all motorized
bicycle propelled by a combination of
human power and an electric helper motor capable of propelling the vehicle at a speed of not more than 20 miles per hour
on level ground upon which any person may ride, and including any device generally recognized as a
bicycle though equipped with two front or two rear wheels.
The
bicycles among APL and general girls are distributed by the State HRD but the distribution among all the school going girls would be taken
on availability of funds with the
Human Resource department.