The Legway
INDIVIDUAL: The technologically liberated child
GROUP SIZE: 16 percent of children (over 9 million) 6-19 years old
NATURE OF GROUP: Overweight or Obese
INCIDENCE OF SOCIOMETRY: The Legway
This report was originally published on a tri-fold display
at Sociometry Fair 2008 in Chicago.
New technologies promise revolution. They liberate us from the tediousness of work. They even liberate us from the tediousness of play.
Take toys for example. These days, it’s common for toys to require batteries, a power cord or even a tank of gas. Such toys prepare children for a life with machines and devices designed to give their bodies increasingly less to do.
The Legway is a response to the relentless revolution of sedentary obesity imposed by technology. Like the famous Segway personal transporter, the Legway provides users with enhanced mobility and an official posture. Yet it is 100% advanced-technology-free. It uses leg power instead of battery power.
This counter-revolutionary new invention has been put to trial use at the New Children’s Museum in San Diego. Look for it soon at a children’s museum near you.
Or make your own! A sheet of plywood, four wheelbarrow wheels, a caster, a few hardware items and some basic woodworking abilities are all that is required.
- Roman de Salvo
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