This is a real machine in Romania. Do 20 squats in front of it, and it prints you a free bus ticket.
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Wondered if this was actually real since I saw the post and realized what community it was posted under, haha:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bus-ticket-20-squats/
Mostly true
In Cluj-Napoca, Romania, a so-called "health ticket" was introduced that allowed individuals to use public transportation for free by completing 20 squats. However, the organizers only implemented it in one city for a limited time. As of this writing, it's unknown if the program will resume at a future date.
It's too bad it was only kind of a social experiment vs a real government-sponsored health campaign that was still ongoing. I think it's a pretty great idea. However, I can also see it getting some negative backlash if the government funded it since those with certain disabilities wouldn't be able to utilize it. I think it'd be easy enough to incorporate a variety of healthy exercises that are more accessible to get around that aspect, though.
Variety of exercises
Yes but how many help you see more great asses?
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I would think people with disabilities prohibiting them from performing such an activity would also be given regularly free or discounted passes anyway. Even most places in the US will even do this.
Most places in the US don't have any public transport to offer a discount on.
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These types of efforts might save money on health care costs long term
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So curious about the downvotes. Please keep your vote how you did, but it would be interesting to know if it’s primarily one of these reasons below, or is it something else?
A. The downvotes express that my comment is just not funny, but the voter completely understands what I was going for
B. The downvotes express not liking being told not to objectify women
C. The downvotes express not liking me objectifying this woman
D. The downvotes are based on a misunderstanding of what I was going forI think you got a minority of downvotes to start, then others piled in. There are plenty of similar jokes in the thread that didn't get that treatment. Also, people
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I don't know how it is where you are, but here disabled and elderly people already ride the bus for free.
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In the USA, the machine would be accompanied by a paramedic team and several vultures (lawyers) circling above. In case of a heart attack.
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That was back when designers were given fun tasks to be as creative as possible.
This still happens, you're just old and cynical.
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These types of efforts might save money on health care costs long term
Unfortunately I suspect that the people who it would reduce costs for most wouldn't consider taking the bus in the first place.
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I think you got a minority of downvotes to start, then others piled in. There are plenty of similar jokes in the thread that didn't get that treatment. Also, people
on the internetare generally pretty bad at reading and the venn diagram has a lot of overlap with people looking for an excuse to be offended.Yeah, I think it’s actually funnier that it got downvoted. But damn I’m curious how it all went down for everyone.
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These types of efforts might save money on health care costs long term
public transport in general does, as it typically involves 10 minutes walking per trip.
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Unfortunately I suspect that the people who it would reduce costs for most wouldn't consider taking the bus in the first place.
It's a long-term thing, like good primary education. Get 'em into good habits while they're young. Probably work great if kids have bus passes for school most of the year and so get into the habit of using public transit, then suddenly need to either pay or exercise over the summer break
This of course assumes a robust transit system, making the idea of taking the bus or train somewhere even worthwhile in the first place. Some places have that, some not so much
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Variety of exercises
Yes but how many help you see more great asses?
how many percent, do you think, was this the inventor's motivation?
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That's ridiculous! They should hook it up to an exercise cycle and generate electricity off of it instead.
great, you just generated 0.01 kWh
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And it's all paid for by one pervert who sits across from the machine.
He sells the footage on the dark web to degens
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Albert Einstein
Misread that as Albert Epstein, got me thinking.
We don't talk about the heinous relativistic things that were done on Einstein island
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how many percent, do you think, was this the inventor's motivation?
I have no idea, but at least like twenty?
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great, you just generated 0.01 kWh
wrote last edited by [email protected]Depending on the length of the workout a more realistic number would be 30 to 90 W, 100 if you really push yourself for a short bout.
Still, anything is better than nothing.
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Something like this appeared near the Miramax offices in LA, where if you showed it your bare feet it gave you a milkshake. It remains a mystery who put it there.
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Depending on the length of the workout a more realistic number would be 30 to 90 W, 100 if you really push yourself for a short bout.
Still, anything is better than nothing.
wrote last edited by [email protected]yeah, 20 squats are like, what? 2 minutes max? that's 3 Wh at 100 W power, or 0.003 kWh.
if you get $0.10 per kWh, that's $0.0003 per passenger, that's not enough to pay for a bus ticket.
