Yes, a good idea. And Victor Papanek was pushing it amost 40 yrs. ago. For a good read, track down:
Papanek, Victor (1971). Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change, New York, Pantheon Books . ISBN 0-394-47036-2. On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 11:46 AM, Robert Howard <r...@symmetricobjects.com>wrote: > The $5 solar-powered device consists of a black inner cardboard box and a > silver foil-covered outer box that concentrate enough heat to cook food and > boil water. > > Bohmer's invention could be a major upgrade for the two billion people that > still use CO2-emitting firewood as fuel. > > > > - > > http://www.greenlaunches.com/alternative-energy/cheap-solarpower-kyoto-box-cooker-for-rural-africa.php > - > > http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/09/solar.oven.global.warming/index.html?eref=rss_topstories > - > > http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/ariel-schwartz/sustainability/kyoto-box-wins-climate-change-challenge > > > > > > > This just begs the rhetorical question, “why this was only invented now?” > > I read somewhere that one-third of the westward-ho covered-wagon pioneers > of the 1800’s died from cholera, but all their wagons were equipped with the > brine, salt, onions, and lemons, which when mixed properly cures cholera. > > Such stories make me optimistic about the future. > > > > Rob Howard, Phoenix, Arizona > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > -- ========================================== J. T. Johnson Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA www.analyticjournalism.com 505.577.6482(c) 505.473.9646(h) http://www.jtjohnson.com t...@jtjohnson.com "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." -- Buckminster Fuller ==========================================
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