{"id":967,"date":"2012-03-30T16:08:50","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T14:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ruthtrumpold.id.au\/blogs\/designtech\/?p=967"},"modified":"2012-03-30T16:25:45","modified_gmt":"2012-03-30T14:25:45","slug":"snow-wovel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ruthtrumpold.id.au\/blogs\/designtech\/2012\/03\/30\/snow-wovel\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow Wovel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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http:\/\/www.wovel.com\/<\/p>\n

Inventor: <\/strong>Mark Noonan<\/p>\n

Product Website:\u00a0<\/strong>http:\/\/www.wovel.com\/<\/p>\n

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How does it work?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

This product (a shovel on a wheel) is quite simple to use, but requires practice for some. The first step to take is to push the snow with the product, like pushing a stroller. Then, push the handle down to get rid of the snow wherever you please. The product must be assembled before it can be used.<\/p>\n

** “A study at the University of Massachusetts found back strain from the Wovel is roughly akin to walking, reducing the risk of lower-back injury from shoveling snow by 85 percent.”<\/p>\n

Disadvantages:<\/strong> More expensive than a shovel, and must be assembled.<\/p>\n

Advantages:<\/strong>\u00a0Ergonomic, convenient, and three times faster than a shovel.<\/p>\n

For those who live in snowy climates, this product proves very useful: it saves time, and most importantly it significantly reduces the risk of back-injuries, and related heart injuries.<\/p>\n

Sources: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2007\/03\/21\/nyregion\/21towns.html?ref=ergonomics#<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/specials\/packages\/article\/0,28804,1939342_1939395_1939660,00.html<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.wovel.com\/Products\/default.aspx<\/p>\n

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