Don't kill! Think green.

What do you think it will take to save livestock on a farm in Kenya from lions?  Bows and arrows or guns?

None of the above.  Pick this up from 13 years old, Richard Turere.  All you need are:

1) five flashlight bulbs
2) a car battery
3) a solar panel

Don't believe me?  Watch this video.



And for his environmentally friendly effort, Richard was offered a scholarship to study at The Brookhouse International School.  How great is that?

It just shows that you don't have to kill your enemies in order to survive.  Just think green.

Plastic bottles? Light for some!

Every problem has a solution.  Sometimes you find them in the most unlikely way.

Illac Diaz, created a way for poor people, living in windowless, closely built homes in slum areas to light up their homes with plastic bottles.

The plastic bottles are filled up with water with bleach added to prevent any formation of bacteria.  The idea is that water inside the bottle refracts the sunlight during the daytime and creates the same intensity of light as that given out by a 55 watt light bulb.

Light from a bottle of water?  Check out to see if it really works.



If you are interested to make yourself one, watch this video.



You can also find the free tutorials at instructables.com. 

Share this idea if you think it could help your community. 

Batteries? Not required to light up.

Best kept warm to enlighten.  It's not me I am talking about.  It's the "Hollow Flashlight", an invention by a 15 years old Canadian high school student, Ann Makosinski, that lighted up by the warmth of  her hand holding it.

Here is a video of her talking about her submission of the "Hollow Flashlight" for the Google Science Fair.



No batteries required?  Definitely, the torchlight of the future to have.