Playpump Looks Like A Playground Toy, But Is Actually A Water Pump

Amit Chowdhry | Friday January 30, 2009 | 76 views


playpump
Over one billion people in the world do not have access to clean water. Water-related diseases constitute 80% of sickness and is the leading cause of death all over the world. Therefore Playpumps International has created a mechanism that resembles a playground toy for many third world countries. The Playpump will be installed near schools and can gather about 1,400 liters of water per hour at 16rpm from a depth of 40m.

Random Posts



Categorized under

If you liked this post, subscribe to the Pulse 2.0 RSS feed.
blog comments powered by Disqus