burning-calories-before-snacking &laquo; WordPress.com Tag Feed http://en.wordpress.com/tag/burning-calories-before-snacking/ Feed of posts on WordPress.com tagged "burning-calories-before-snacking" Thu, 23 May 2013 00:41:37 +0000 http://en.wordpress.com/tags/ en <![CDATA[Suffer For Your Snacks?]]> http://thenew1037.cbslocal.com/2012/03/16/suffer-for-your-snacks/ Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:00:11 +0000 Charlie and Debbie http://thenew1037.cbslocal.com/2012/03/16/suffer-for-your-snacks/ Okay, on the surface this sounds a little wacky and somewhat unnecessarily manual-labor-Amish-like:  a hand-cranked vending machine.  HOWEVER, it could be a life saver-and NOT by giving you a workout prior to your Snickers fix (although it sure looks like you burn 1000 calories to get your snack).  No, in event of a natural disaster, it would allow you to get your hands on food and water without plug-in electrical current.  This is a Japanese invention and, “Hello,” Japan just happens to be where every natural disaster seems to occur.  So it takes a minute or so (or so they say) to crank enough juice to do the job.  Check it out.

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