• By Mark Wilson
    Dec 19, 2008 8:45 AM 2,620
    read more: #holidaymagic, #bikepoweredtree, #christmastree, #lights, #bike, #eco

    Christmas Tree Powered By Bikes, Supposedly

    In Barcelona, anyone passing by is invited to lend some stationary bike exertion to a cause—lighting a tree to create a true Christmas miracle. It's a neat idea, if you believe it.

    Wired does not.

    Like the Wizard of Oz, the workings are hidden behind a curtain. One thing we do know — there is either cheating or batteries involved. I've walked by a few times to see nobody on the bikes, but the lights still blazing.

    Perhaps the tree is powered by Christmas spirit? [Wired]


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