] "All I know is it seems like a good idea to get a
] sedentary animal moving," said Sid Cannon, the vice
] president of Boise, Idaho-based Conveyor Engineering, a
] company that designs heavy-duty conveyor systems used in
] mining and has offered to build Maggie's treadmill.
]
] "I figured that we put rocks on our conveyors that are as
] big as an elephant, and a treadmill is basically a
] conveyor, so building one would be no big deal."
]
] It has turned out not to be that easy.

Big wheels keep on turning...

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