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Using water pumps as a toy

March 29th, 2007 · 1 Comment

The PlayPumps Water System performs modern-day alchemy, converting the energy of children cavorting on a simple playground merry-go-round into clean water. As children spin, the system pumps water from an underground well into a 25-foot-high storage tank. Instead of the time-consuming task of hauling water, villagers need only turn a tap.

Read more in Good Magazine… or take a look at the ‘Play Pumps’ website.


Images courtesy of PlayPumps.

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Tags: Developing Countries · Earth & Environment · Sustainable Development

1 response so far ↓

  • 1 Jessie // Feb 4, 2008 at 7:00 pm

    Jessie…

    How we went from concept to launch…

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