The Activate Human-Powered Vending Machine
By: Marissa Brassfield
Published: August 12, 2011

The Activate brand of vitamin-added water recently staged a human-powered vending machine in Los Angeles that dispensed free drinks to passersby. To get a free bottle of Activate, pedestrians just had to pedal for 30 seconds.
The Activate human-powered vending machine also had a charitable twist: the company donated the retail value of each gratis bottle to Nourish America.