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11 May 2008

Yes, they vibrate, these ~~pancakes~~ exercise machines. That's all--they vibrate and you stand on them. Or dance. Or something. Not Pepsi Blue, I'm just sort of weirded out. It probably works, but <big>$$</big> worth? Couldn't one just surf? Bonus points and a coveted No Prize for anyone who remembers the "vibrates" and "Pepsi Blue" mêmes. And added kudos for anyone who remembers what a "No Prize" was.

post by: shane at: 17:23 | 6 comments

I love how they go all Sir Isaac Newton in the "how it works" section. SCIENCE!

posted by JanetLand 11 May | 17:28

I would think it wouldn't work. Are you just standing on a vibrating surface, or does it vibrate so violently that you must use muscles to remain standing? Looks like bunk to me.

This would work. Treadmills are boring as hell (I'd rather walk outdoors), but I like this. I would love to have one in my house.

posted by LoriFLA 11 May | 17:32

Marvel Comics famous "no-prize". I'm also pretty sure there was an episode of Mad Men that dealt with vibrating "exercisers". If you know what I mean.

posted by WolfDaddy 11 May | 18:28

I have seen a report on these and the principle makes sense to me - think of how much extra work you do standing on a bus as opposed to sitting for the same journey.

But, if you have to stand like that guy on the linked page for it to work, well, even I am not prepared to look that stupid. They also lost me when they started talking about biological laws.

posted by dg 11 May | 22:25

Yeah, I got one of these: it's called riding the subway every morning without holding on to the handles.

posted by SassHat 11 May | 23:15

Working out for the lazy. "just stand here for half an hour"

posted by dabitch 12 May | 04:57

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