Z-cranks for extra going nowhere quickly

So the guy quoted here:

http://physicsbuzz.physicscentral.com/2013/01/bad-physics-bad-investment.html

Reckons he's defeated physics and developed the next step in crank technology... An interesting idea for why it's wrong rather than why it's right.

Odd shaped cranks have been a bad idea for decades.

These are no different to L shaped cranks as used in the 60's by a few people (who were paid to use them). The effective length of the crank is no different when you measure it fron the centre to the pedal, so nothing has changed just a crazy design to get you noticed. They will probably make you slower as people will stop to as you about them

look like they would snap

They might work in the same way that rowing oars work (carbon fibre tubes), flex and effectively store a little extra energy from the power phase of the stroke, and then release it on the recovery when you ease off - balancing out the power curve.
But I seriously doubt that aluminium would flex like that, and even if it did, if the stored energy would unlikely counter the extra weight

Oh, poor guy. He's really not got a good grasp of basic physics.

If it did flex, it'd snap! I don't think flexing in the cranks could ever balance out the dead-spot because they're attached to each other - if the cranks were flexible enough for this to happen, any energy would just make the opposite crank flex... hmmm... needs some close analysis that I don't have time to do. Interesting thoughts though.

Hahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa

poor bloke.

So when was this new company launched? My guess was April 1st last year

That elbow must have the ground clearance of a 225mm crankarm or something.

Official DON'T LEAN cranks