pmildlyinteresting·Mildly Interestingbypageflight Thermal image of running on a treadmillView original on piefed.social186Comments11Reply
aayyy sh.itjust.worksI spent way too long looking for Saddam Hussein. Lemmy, you have ruined me.3Reply
JJustAnotherKay lemmy.world5Hide 5 repliesI wonder how much of the heat coming from the treadmill is electrical and how much of it is biological24Reply
sstoy replylemmy.zip1Hide 1 replyNeither is a major source of heat here, most of this is friction, the running mat drags against a static surface and with the weight of a human on it it has a LOT of friction and that generates heat.29Reply
aacockworkorange replymander.xyzAlso, regularly lubricate your treadmills if you want any durability.4Reply
bdonvr replythelemmy.clubProbably friction from the fact that it has to constantly slide while being pressed into the plate under the tread with the force of an adult human.6Reply
TTrex replylemmy.worldI'd say that all of the yellow on the tread is friction from running on it13Reply
nexguy lemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesWeird that the treadmill is at room temperature while the room is frigid. ...I live in Texas14Reply
mbp replyslrpnk.netI thought people were crazy for wanting room temp water when I lived in Florida. Why would you want 80 degree water, lol2Reply
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I spent way too long looking for Saddam Hussein. Lemmy, you have ruined me.
I wonder how much of the heat coming from the treadmill is electrical and how much of it is biological
Neither. It's friction.
Neither is a major source of heat here, most of this is friction, the running mat drags against a static surface and with the weight of a human on it it has a LOT of friction and that generates heat.
Also, regularly lubricate your treadmills if you want any durability.
Probably friction from the fact that it has to constantly slide while being pressed into the plate under the tread with the force of an adult human.
I'd say that all of the yellow on the tread is friction from running on it
Weird that the treadmill is at room temperature while the room is frigid.
...I live in Texas
I thought people were crazy for wanting room temp water when I lived in Florida. Why would you want 80 degree water, lol
Basement room, so it's cool.
Seems a bit warm, time for a lube?