<![CDATA[Gizmodo: holiday magic]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: holiday magic]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/holidaymagic http://gizmodo.com/tag/holidaymagic <![CDATA[Christmas Tree Powered By Bikes, Supposedly]]> In Barcelona, anyone passing by is invited to lend some stationary bike exertion to a cause—lighting a tree to create a true Christmas miracle. It's a neat idea, if you believe it.

Wired does not.

Like the Wizard of Oz, the workings are hidden behind a curtain. One thing we do know — there is either cheating or batteries involved. I've walked by a few times to see nobody on the bikes, but the lights still blazing.

Perhaps the tree is powered by Christmas spirit? [Wired]

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