How To Hook A 7 Year Old Up To A DC Power Inverter

As much fun as that sounds like, it is probably against some random child labor laws to hook a 7 year old to a DC power inverter. But all of that energy comes from somewhere, and it has to go somewhere, or the 7 year old will literally burst into flames. As adults, we spend most of our awake time wondering why we feel tired and run down, while our children go 500 miles per hour from task to task like rabid butterflies. In the interests of the environment and being eco-friendly and Green, let’s start taking more of a child’s approach to life instead of being the chronically worn-out adults.
Let’s face it. It takes a lot more energy to be lazy adults than it does to be active children. Air conditioning, television, restaurants, dishwashers, clothes dryers, and even the electric can opener are here to reinforce our slothful behavior. Instead of coming home after work and throwing yourself down on the Barca-lounger and ordering take out, get those bones outside and play in your yard for a while. Grill some dogs outside, throw a frisbee with your kids, or just read a book on the back porch while watching the local wildlife play in the bird bath. Children, those little monsters, actually like it when adults pay attention to them, and when you pay attention to your children, they tend to turn out as better adults. Rather than drag them inside and turn them into T.V.-watching-Jello children, go outside with them instead, and show them how an adult plays hide-and-go seek!

So, What Can I Do To Help?
Human beings need to recharge just like batteries do, but the difference is that the more energy you use, the less you have to recharge. If you are an active person who participates in life instead of a spectator, you already know how good it feels to run that extra 4 blocks, or to spend a few hours a day in a garden, or to play catch with you daughter. Most of the stuff you can do outside is energy-free. You don’t need a coal-fired power plant to catch a baseball, nor do you need to import foreign oil to plant a tree. Going green is going outside! Other stuff you can do to help includes :

* If you are going to take that huge step and exercise, go outside. Electric treadmills, gym memberships, and all of the modern toys that beep with approval take power to operate. If you need encouragement, take along a partner or your kids.
* If it is impossible for you to go outside to exercise, stay on the stuff that is human powered. Stationary bikes, free weights, jump rope, stretch mats, and gym balls are low-tech and low-power solutions to exercise.
* When you look for exercise outfits, look for Green. Organic fibers, recycled cloth and shoe rubber help complete the recycle circle, and make your workout planet healthy too.
* If you are hiking or jogging or just outside horsing around, stay hydrated, but skip the plastic water bottle. When it’s time to dry off, use cloth instead of paper towels.
* If you have to go to a gym ( you don’t) bike or walk to the gym. It’s a waste to drive your SUV to a eco-friendly workout.
* If you got a stationary bike, consider hooking up a DC converter to the drive wheel and generating your own electricity. REAL human power!
* If you are exercising in your house, keep a fan handy to cool down instead of dropping your thermostat.
* And of course, if you are hiking or backpacking or at the park with the kids, make your own granola. There. I said it.
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