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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