So a normal treadmill costs a couple thousand at most. The underwater treadmills like the one Galen Rupp uses (as well as many football teams) reportedly cost $400,000 to install!!! And they look like basically just a treadmill that is waterproof. What gives?
Insurance. If it leaks the person on it gets electrocuted and there is a huge lawsuit.
SMJO wrote:
Insurance. If it leaks the person on it gets electrocuted and there is a huge lawsuit.
How would a person get electrocuted?
I guess that makes sense. But does other shit cost ridiculous amounts just because it's underwater?
Observer of Range wrote:
SMJO wrote:Insurance. If it leaks the person on it gets electrocuted and there is a huge lawsuit.
How would a person get electrocuted?
With electricity?
Because there are like ten in existence.
I thought underwater treadmills were solar powered or some shit.
Making stuff perfectly waterproof isn't cheap. Hopefully the $400K also includes the water bath.
Because people who want to buy one are willing to spend that much money.
The plane that takes off from an underwater treadmill has to be specially designed to be submersible. That's the expensive part. The treadmill itself isn't that expensive.
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