After you completed your last sip of your favorite soft drink in the "banana shaped" plastic bottle, you will be "freely" advised by your friends, family and all other well wishers to throw up in the dust bin. Have you ever asked them the reason why? When I did, I got the answer as it is a "non-biodegradable" plastic waste and cannot/should NOT be re-used.
Sounds familiar? Even when you try to preserve it like a "frozen" chapathi/roti in foreign land, you will surely bring wrath of the "eco-green" conscious well wishers and advised NOT to do such "childish acts".
Well, some one from MIT heard you probably and found a way to convert those "precious bottles" of yours into reusable "Solar" Bulbs. I heard you saying "what??!!". If you had the same reaction of asking "what" with two or more question marks and similar counts of exclamation marks on your face, proceed ahead to read more about this interesting videos and innovation.
Before we proceed, see the bulb in the picture below and if you are NOT as much "vision challenged", you would find a "bottle" which glows. You will be even surprised to know that the electricity source is FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! Now you know why the green t-shirt "akka" is smiling, huh?
Everyone is of late talking about alternate energy source and the state to central governments across the countries investing lot of R&D money on finding out the sources for alternate energy. Due to the over-exhaustion of the natural sources of energy in the form of liquid and gas is quickly diminishing, people are finding themselves in maddening rush towards "alternates".
Since we like free of everything, one "free" source of energy which is vastly popular is "Solar". However converting them into an energy source seems NOT to be "free" but of costlier even when compared to the natural source of energy forms. However, idea of converting this "free" resource to "Free" energy sounds great, right?
Apparently, The bottle bulb was inspired by engineer Amy Smith, from the D-Lab in MIT. Aiming to create a green market for sustainable lighting, "A Liter of Light" project has been created and has donated over 100 solar bottle bulbs to others across the Philippines to replicate the project. This team of eight trains and shares tools and technology with others across Manila's slums as well as with locals from towns like Cebu and Visayas.
Here is the cost of creating and installation of solar bulb!! The bottle bulbs are sold and installed for around $1 per piece. Net Savings? Using bottle bulbs instead of electricity or generators families can save $6 per month, according to the reports. The Philippines is reported to have the most expensive electricity in Asia and slum homes do not have electricity meters with illegal connections costing more than standard rates. Also, providing a constant light during daylight hours the bottle bulbs are promoted as a better choice than candles and electric lighting that may have dangerous or faulty wiring and could cause fires.
Sounds great??!! See this video of how they make such "Solar" bottle bulbs and install them
So are you ready to change your bulbs!?? Before concluding, Here is an interesting quotation on "changing the bulbs":
Q: How many economists does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None. If the light bulb really needed changing, market forces would have already caused it to happen.
Q: How many executives does it take to change a light bulb?
A: A roomful - they have to hold a meeting to discuss all the ramifications of the change.
Q: How many pessimists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. Why bother? It's just going to burn out anyway
Q: How many aerobics instructors does it take to change a lightbulb ?
A: Five. Four to do it in perfect synchrony and one to stand there going "To the left, and to the left, and to the left, and to the left, and take it out, and put it down, and pick it up, and put it in, and to the right, and to the right, and to the right, and to the right..."
Q: How many Microsoft employees does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Eight. One to work the bulb and seven to make sure Microsoft gets $2 for every light bulb ever changed anywhere in the world.
Q: How many Einsteins does it take to change a light bulb?
A: That depends on the speed of the changer, and the mass of the bulb. Or vice versa, of course. Then it just might be easier to leave the bulb alone and change the room. It's all relative.
Q: How many Mafia hitmen does it take to change a lightbulb ?
A: Three. One to screw it in, one to watch, and one to shoot the witness.
Q: How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Three. One to change it and 2 to keep interrupting by standing up and shouting "Objection!"
Q: How many Electricity Department persons does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Sixteen - One to give the bulb to the screw-inner. One to screw in the bulb. One to hold him on the step ladder. Four to hold the step ladder steady. One to flick the switch to test the bulb. One to make sure that the other bulbs in the room will need fixing. One to supervise. Two to take a coffee break, one to eat lunch, and one to nap and one to plot the best way of breaking into the apartment at night.
Signing off!!
Sounds familiar? Even when you try to preserve it like a "frozen" chapathi/roti in foreign land, you will surely bring wrath of the "eco-green" conscious well wishers and advised NOT to do such "childish acts".
Well, some one from MIT heard you probably and found a way to convert those "precious bottles" of yours into reusable "Solar" Bulbs. I heard you saying "what??!!". If you had the same reaction of asking "what" with two or more question marks and similar counts of exclamation marks on your face, proceed ahead to read more about this interesting videos and innovation.
Before we proceed, see the bulb in the picture below and if you are NOT as much "vision challenged", you would find a "bottle" which glows. You will be even surprised to know that the electricity source is FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! Now you know why the green t-shirt "akka" is smiling, huh?
Everyone is of late talking about alternate energy source and the state to central governments across the countries investing lot of R&D money on finding out the sources for alternate energy. Due to the over-exhaustion of the natural sources of energy in the form of liquid and gas is quickly diminishing, people are finding themselves in maddening rush towards "alternates".
Since we like free of everything, one "free" source of energy which is vastly popular is "Solar". However converting them into an energy source seems NOT to be "free" but of costlier even when compared to the natural source of energy forms. However, idea of converting this "free" resource to "Free" energy sounds great, right?
Apparently, The bottle bulb was inspired by engineer Amy Smith, from the D-Lab in MIT. Aiming to create a green market for sustainable lighting, "A Liter of Light" project has been created and has donated over 100 solar bottle bulbs to others across the Philippines to replicate the project. This team of eight trains and shares tools and technology with others across Manila's slums as well as with locals from towns like Cebu and Visayas.
Here is the cost of creating and installation of solar bulb!! The bottle bulbs are sold and installed for around $1 per piece. Net Savings? Using bottle bulbs instead of electricity or generators families can save $6 per month, according to the reports. The Philippines is reported to have the most expensive electricity in Asia and slum homes do not have electricity meters with illegal connections costing more than standard rates. Also, providing a constant light during daylight hours the bottle bulbs are promoted as a better choice than candles and electric lighting that may have dangerous or faulty wiring and could cause fires.
Sounds great??!! See this video of how they make such "Solar" bottle bulbs and install them
So are you ready to change your bulbs!?? Before concluding, Here is an interesting quotation on "changing the bulbs":
Q: How many economists does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None. If the light bulb really needed changing, market forces would have already caused it to happen.
Q: How many executives does it take to change a light bulb?
A: A roomful - they have to hold a meeting to discuss all the ramifications of the change.
Q: How many pessimists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. Why bother? It's just going to burn out anyway
Q: How many aerobics instructors does it take to change a lightbulb ?
A: Five. Four to do it in perfect synchrony and one to stand there going "To the left, and to the left, and to the left, and to the left, and take it out, and put it down, and pick it up, and put it in, and to the right, and to the right, and to the right, and to the right..."
Q: How many Microsoft employees does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Eight. One to work the bulb and seven to make sure Microsoft gets $2 for every light bulb ever changed anywhere in the world.
Q: How many Einsteins does it take to change a light bulb?
A: That depends on the speed of the changer, and the mass of the bulb. Or vice versa, of course. Then it just might be easier to leave the bulb alone and change the room. It's all relative.
Q: How many Mafia hitmen does it take to change a lightbulb ?
A: Three. One to screw it in, one to watch, and one to shoot the witness.
Q: How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Three. One to change it and 2 to keep interrupting by standing up and shouting "Objection!"
Q: How many Electricity Department persons does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Sixteen - One to give the bulb to the screw-inner. One to screw in the bulb. One to hold him on the step ladder. Four to hold the step ladder steady. One to flick the switch to test the bulb. One to make sure that the other bulbs in the room will need fixing. One to supervise. Two to take a coffee break, one to eat lunch, and one to nap and one to plot the best way of breaking into the apartment at night.
I hope you enjoyed today's post. Feel free to add in your comments!!
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