• HikingVet@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    Probably just outlawed it as a form of punishment or torture.

    Using a tread wheel in a mill, crane or for dewatering is ancient, think Ancient Greece. Up until the Industrial Revolution, it was a major source of power where you couldn’t get flowing water on a consistent basis. Use for fitness doesn’t constitute torture by the state.