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Designed a fire extinguisher for $ 1, can someone save a life
The best ideas are not always the most expensive. What would happen if it was possible to save many lives and houses, not more than one dollar, for lack, of available funds, it is with this in mind, the designers have begun this task. Design Agency DM9 JaymeSyfu made this at the request of the city of Las Piñas, a poor area near the Philippines Manila. Due to the high population density for fire is of great difficulty to reach the destination quickly due to low quality of construction in the slums. Many house fires could have been avoided if people had access to fire extinguishers.
The idea is simple: a plastic pouch full of vinegar also contains a sealed capsule of baking soda. In case of fire may just damage the capsule, creating a connection which is familiar to all students. The resulting carbon dioxide, which is released by tearing the bag from the corner, is sufficient to extinguish a small fire. This may seem like a "needle in a haystack", but when you consider that more than 1,000 homes burned down over the past few months just for one candle, it becomes really relevant.
At the moment, was distributed 4,000 bags on the two largest slums of Las Piñas, but officials from other Filipino cities have already placed orders. It is easy to imagine that the same pocket fire extinguishers can be useful in the world, for example, in India.
But it is obvious that fire is a problem not only for the poor. So far most of the orders on a handheld fire extinguisher came from Belgium.
Source: eco-portal.kz
The idea is simple: a plastic pouch full of vinegar also contains a sealed capsule of baking soda. In case of fire may just damage the capsule, creating a connection which is familiar to all students. The resulting carbon dioxide, which is released by tearing the bag from the corner, is sufficient to extinguish a small fire. This may seem like a "needle in a haystack", but when you consider that more than 1,000 homes burned down over the past few months just for one candle, it becomes really relevant.
At the moment, was distributed 4,000 bags on the two largest slums of Las Piñas, but officials from other Filipino cities have already placed orders. It is easy to imagine that the same pocket fire extinguishers can be useful in the world, for example, in India.
But it is obvious that fire is a problem not only for the poor. So far most of the orders on a handheld fire extinguisher came from Belgium.
Source: eco-portal.kz