1. Do not lose sight of what truly matters. Does that clogged sink signify the end of the world? Are you going to remember or even care that the stranger you smiled at in the coffee shop didn’t smile back? When we’re having a bad day, we seem to zoom in on petty things…
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An innovative initiative is taking place in the Philippines to bring sustainable lighting to homes in impoverished communities. Empty plastic bottles are installed in the roof, filled with water and bleach they refract sunlight. These “solar light bulbs” provide light equivalent to a 55watt light bulb.
See how they’re made here. From Visual News
wow this is very cool
Oh, I was supposed to do this for an outreach project before! I should check up on that. I’m still amazed with how simple and ingenious this is.
We watched a video on this in my environmental science class last semester, except it wasn’t in the Philippines (can’t recall what country it was). Quite interesting.
This gave me an idea for a video.
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