I love TED talks. Whenever I watch one of their lectures, I always feel enlightened (and ask myself why my college professors couldn’t all be as interesting). This particular one, however, really struck a chord with me.
This particular talk is a demonstration of a water filter that catches pretty much everything, including viruses. The [...]
Your toilet flushes at the alarming rate of 3-5 gallons per flush. Think about that for a minute. Three to five gallons. per flush. I doubt you ate and drank the weight of 3 gallons before needing the bathroom, and if you did, I hope it was a one-time eating contest.
That’s a colossal waste to [...]
I don’t know what my fixation on clocks is (considering that I recently posted about alarm clocks), but I find the huge variation among them very amusing. There are just so many ingenious ways to innovate around such a simple time-keeping device. Here are some of the best, in ascending order of awesomeness:
5. Water-powered clock
Actually, [...]
Water scarcity is becoming a growing issue, as the planet heats up. Yet every day, we use gallon after gallon of water washing laundry. The Xeros Waterless Washing Machine is a design that helps alleviate this problem. Apparently a dryer isn’t needed either, which makes this an even greener solution. Appartment Therapy Unplugged introduces the [...]
