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Robert F\u00f6rstemann is a world famous track cyclist, who took up the challenge to use his legs to power a humble toaster. With thighs the size of tree trunks \u2013 74 cm in circumference to be exact \u2013 it doesn\u2019t seem to be much of a challenge at first. However, this video will change your mind.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are constantly using electricity, whether it is by charging our phones and computers or by using household appliances, such as toasters. Have you ever thought about how much energy even a simple toaster uses? I hadn\u2019t until watching this video, in which F\u00f6rstemann pedals a stationary bicycle adapted to generate electricity in order to power a 700 watt toaster oven. Can he keep producing enough energy to run the toaster, for as long as it takes to toast a slice of bread?<\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

The challenge was set up to illustrate how much energy we use in comparison to how much we can actually generate. The video ends with a message about how it takes one Robert F\u00f6rstemann to toast a slice of bread, and would take 180 to power a car and 43,000 to power an airplane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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