What New York can learn from Nigeria

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At the fourth annual Maker Faire Africa in Lagos, Nigeria, a quartet of teenage girls ages 14 through 15 have created a urine-powered generator. This eco-friendly energy source cranks out six hours of electricity for every liter of human bodily fluid by separating the excretion’s hydrogen with an electrolytic cell.

It seems like the perfect technology for out-of-power hipsters.

Source. h/t Naunihal.

32 Responses

  1. This is amazing! It’s interesting that people in so-called ‘developing’ countries are using technology for truly revolutionary purposes that actually help fix problems in society, while we tend to use technology as just ‘stuff.’ I wrote about this in my recent post, “The iPhone and the Latest Technology: Why We Consume at the Expense of Others.”
    http://listengirlfriends.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/the-iphone-5-and-the-latest-technology-why-we-consume-at-the-expense-of-others/

  2. this serves as a very good example, that all development aid and analysis programs should be put under the supervision of some engineers with some real world experience and fundamental understanding of economic factors.

    Beyond that, somebody should go looking for the 4th girl in that “quartet”. She is most likely the (only) clever one and probably too ashamed for the waves they caused. She is the real culprit, either way : – ) But that qualifies her, and not the other little idiots on the pictures.

  4. Come on, give the Girls stipends for Columbia University.
    They are obviously prime Wall Street material.
    Looking cute in a suit, and being able to sell their flatulences to some gullible customers : – )