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the Carbon Cycle |
What the Carbon Cycle demonstrates
What the Carbon Cycle demonstrates
The Carbon Cycle enables the rider to feel the
difference in the amount of energy required to power an energy saving
lamp in comparison to an ordinary lamp.
The ratio is about 1:5, so much more effort is
required to pedal the machine when the ordinary lamp is switched
on. In comparison, when powering the energy efficient lamp the added
effort from that of overcoming the machines friction can hardly
be detected.
A display board in
front of the rider provides operating instructions and explanation
of the running cost and carbon dioxide emission differences between
the two lamps. There is an energy meter on the control
panel indicating the amount of energy being used.
The machine also demonstrates 'renewable energy'
since the energy to drive the machine is derived from animal/vegetable
food eaten by the rider which grew as a result of sunlight energy
falling on the earth recently as opposed to sunlight energy that
fell to earth millions of years ago resulting in vegetation that
eventually turned into fossil fuel.
The Carbon Cycle is made of waste material, re-used items and off-cuts
so it also provides a good example of what can be done with waste.
On the rear of the display
board details of the materials used are given.
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