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- Lisztman, on 04/10/2009, -3/+33***** this *****.
The Boy Scouts have been making solar ovens since the invention of aluminum foil.
This buffoon does not deserve any money whatsoever, much less the $75000 that they gave to him.
What morons judged this competition?! - inactive, on 04/10/2009, -0/+23I don't get it; how is this different from any solar oven? That is not an invention.
- crashdvis, on 04/10/2009, -7/+23If only we could harness the power of all the self-importance of the greenies...that would sure solve the power problem...
- xmaschimp, on 04/09/2009, -1/+14The solar cooker is really cool and has lots of potential for developing nations, but I'm really into the Deflecktor that's shown in the story -- boost fuel efficiency by covering the wheel holes on trucks? That could make a huge difference around the world!
- dynatos, on 04/10/2009, -1/+14Solar cooking is a great idea. Here is a site with loads of information if you're interested in starting your own cooker: http://solarcooking.org/
- NeoNcP, on 04/10/2009, -0/+9make a mini one for ramen and i'm sold
- inactive, on 04/09/2009, -2/+8Nice idea!
- yerdaddy, on 04/10/2009, -1/+7Those holes in wheels are there partly to keep the brakes from overheating, and most often there aren't any more than necessary.
- ryan83189, on 04/10/2009, -0/+6And it would have exponential growth as they saw the success they caused.
- hbyrne, on 04/09/2009, -0/+5Perhaps. But the Mootral could make a huge difference around the barnyard.
- Harabeck, on 04/10/2009, -0/+5Well, I guess the ole K.I.S.S. principle wins again.
- CalcProgrammer1, on 04/10/2009, -0/+5I made a solar cooker for a 5th grade project...except mine performed too good. I made it out of black-painted foam poster boards with a big magnifying plate to cover the top, then foil coated the top to pull in light. It burned a hole through the bottom and whatever I was supposed to be making with it burnt :(
- sonicpentatonic, on 04/10/2009, -1/+6Don't get me wrong, this is a great use of cheap, easy to find materials as a way of reducing the environmental impact of the developing world...but two hours to boil a little over two gallons of water? I don't think the people this is targeted at (those using fire as their primary means of cooking) will have the same patience to sacrifice two hours of their time to boil two gallons of water just so they can get that save-the-earth, feel-good sensation that those Prius-driving ***** going 40 in the fast lane get.
I could be wrong, but I still applaud this guy for trying to come up with a clever way to curb our impact on the evironment. - noboot, on 04/10/2009, -0/+4How much energy will be required to make all this tin foil?
- onlysc, on 04/09/2009, -2/+5why that's green of you!
- FearlessFreep, on 04/10/2009, -0/+3two hours for some ramen? that's dedication
- jMichaelEdwards, on 06/14/2009, -3/+6From the page: "The Kyoto Box won the FT Climate Change Challenge, a global competition with a $75,000 purse aimed at finding the best innovations to address climate change. "
- inactive, on 04/10/2009, -4/+7I like kyoto box.
asian box in general really. - Dweller99, on 04/10/2009, -0/+3I guess wattsupwiththat.com is the latest talking point among the denialist crowd. You guys seem to have a new one every few months that everyone will link to as th absolute gospel truth to end the debate once and for all. that is, until it gets debunked a few dozen times and you guys have to come up with a new one. My favorite has to be the young girl in Australia that predicted a drought, and therefore MUST be right when she said global warming was a myth.
How about we ask the scientists:
"Two questions were key: have mean global temperatures risen compared to pre-1800s levels, and has human activity been a significant factor in changing mean global temperatures.
About 90 percent of the scientists agreed with the first question and 82 percent the second.
In analyzing responses by sub-groups, Doran found that climatologists who are active in research showed the strongest consensus on the causes of global warming, with 97 percent agreeing humans play a role. Petroleum geologists and meteorologists were among the biggest doubters, with only 47 and 64 percent respectively believing in human involvement. Doran compared their responses to a recent poll showing only 58 percent of the public thinks human activity contributes to global warming."
But what do a bunch of climatologists know?
oh... wait...
Note what they say about meteorologists. Want to guess what Anthony Watts of wattsupwiththat.com fame did for a living? - Lisztman, on 04/10/2009, -0/+2Its not about the Boy Scouts deserving the money or award, but rather the fact that this numb-skull entry beat several truly creative and original inventions which would probably benefit much more from investment capital than what amounts to a cardboard box with aluminum foil. Simplicity and affordability are the merits of the oven. How much more can such a concept be developed?
- inactive, on 04/10/2009, -1/+3this story and the competition are stupid, they handed out the award to a very old (but cool) boy scouts project.
- rmxz, on 04/10/2009, -0/+2Couldn't you use this same thing to make a still to create fresh drinking water out of salt water too?
- MacHarborGuy, on 04/10/2009, -0/+2THEN the government came in and I don't know what happened to my death box after that...
- johnnysaucepn, on 04/10/2009, -0/+2None - they'll recycle it from the climate change denier's helmets.
- inactive, on 04/10/2009, -1/+3Democrats. You know their motto: "We'll gladly pay you for work that's not yours!"
- FearlessFreep, on 04/10/2009, -0/+2Easy, just turn it over your head..instant umbrella
- inactive, on 04/10/2009, -0/+2lol
- sageerrant, on 04/10/2009, -1/+3Why are you being buried? Sure, it's in bad taste, but Digg usually eats up jokes like this.
- jawni, on 04/10/2009, -0/+2None of those links sound even remotely interesting. You should work on your scamming material.
- yerdaddy, on 04/10/2009, -0/+2You could pretty easily cob together a unit specifically designed to fire up just one cup that could work much faster than that.
- yerdaddy, on 04/10/2009, -1/+2It would most likely be fully offset by the energy expended in opposition.
- inactive, on 04/10/2009, -1/+2sounds like the Kyoto Box will do more good for the environment than the entire Kyoto TREATY.
- roijen, on 04/10/2009, -0/+1It would only be worth the prize had they analyzed this and shown the savings in material and energy costs across an entire program. Showing an understanding of those logistics is very valuable.
Maybe they did this, but it feels too 7th grade. - jawni, on 04/10/2009, -1/+2maybe if those boy scouts were so smart they should have entered it into the competition.
- zdiggler, on 04/10/2009, -0/+1WTF! That's not innovation. those things been around for like over 40 years or more. Yes, even the ones made with foil with cardboard box! Its nothing new and won a prize and got global attention on it.
Yeah, they tried it on 3rd world country I'm from.
Damn, Carbon credit is where the money at! make a $5 idea and sold for $35! - cam0man, on 04/10/2009, -0/+1it'll turn into the same thing as those insect nets they developed - the people just used them for fishing.
I can't begin to imagine the the myriad of uses people would find for using this solar cooker, besides of course actually cooking food. - yerdaddy, on 04/10/2009, -0/+1Starting a fire and cooking over it isn't such a quick and painless endeavor. This is probably a good idea but I question the durability of the product versus the kind of duty required of it. If this "inventor" and company are serious about what they are doing I hope they have plans to release a somewhat more expensive model that will last more than a week and then be refuse.
- Dweller99, on 04/10/2009, -0/+1Would you rely on a Mechanic to diagnose abdominal pains?
"Doran found that climatologists who are active in research showed the strongest consensus on the causes of global warming, with 97 percent agreeing humans play a role."
"Petroleum geologists and meteorologists were among the biggest doubters, with only 47 and 64 percent respectively believing in human involvement."
If I want to ask a question about the climate I will rely on a Climatologist. If I wanted to know what the weather was going to be on Tuesday, I would ask Watts. I can promise you that those 3% of climatologists are very much listened to, when they publish peer-reviewed work. This is how science moves forward. The people who are ignored (and rightly so) are the ones yelling the loudest. People like petroleum geologists and weathermen who are not experts in the field and therefore not qualified to determine what is good and bad science in climatology.
And for those of you (looking at you jcred) who continue to listen to people like this, you are not doing yourself or anyone else any favors. You can cite practicing climatologists all day long, but roll out some weatherman's opinion and you will be ignored. - inactive, on 04/10/2009, -1/+2MacGuyver has made more innovative ***** with a cigarette pack, some chewing gum, and a 5 o' clock shadow.
- deema1, on 04/10/2009, -0/+1Final paragraph:
"He hopes to use the data from the trials to apply for carbon credits" - Prodigy1990, on 04/10/2009, -0/+1This would only be worth 75k if when the sun gets covered by clouds, it keeps working
- zdiggler, on 04/10/2009, -0/+1Heh.. that's the reason I go to reddit
- inactive, on 04/10/2009, -0/+1The pill that reduces cow flatulence is an interesting idea.
Livestock are responsible for 18% of greenhouse-gas emissions worldwide, according to the U.N. -- more than all the planes, trains and automobiles on the planet. Why do the politicians focus on cars instead of cows?
http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/15/opinion/ed ... - ThermiteTerrace, on 04/10/2009, -2/+3I hear that a miniature version has already been developed. Just wear it on your head, foil-side in, and you become a Ron Paul supporter in under 2 hours.
- itstodd, on 04/10/2009, -1/+1the sun make things hot... ***** brilliant.
- suprchunk, on 04/10/2009, -1/+1Fire is quicker and would actually be better. You would lose most of the heat when you take the lid off, then have to wait again for it to heat. If you were going to use it for cooking. But this sounds like it was designed to make water a little more drinkable, so purifying a few gallons at a time then storing them seems like it would work out well with this. Or making a huge one to supply clean drinking water for the whole village.
- Astark, on 04/10/2009, -2/+2Fondue party at the Mbuto's hut!
- Torturor, on 04/12/2009, -0/+010litres in only two hours! What use is electricity now?!
- inactive, on 04/10/2009, -2/+1Who ares what one man did for a living? There are a ton of scientists who go unheard, which strongly hurts the credibility of the green movement. If the theory is so solid, then why silence the critics and avoid having a discussion?
- CPL0341, on 04/10/2009, -1/+0So let me get this straight: you're gonna go into some remote village and tell them "put out your fires! use this box instead! for the good of the PLANET!"
Okay, eco-weenies. Go right ahead. I'll laugh as they run you through with poison-tipped spears, and cook *you* over a freakin FIRE the way man has been cooking all his meat since before Abrahm's name was changed to Abraham. As you're turned on a spit and covered in herbs and spices, I'll be cracking open a frosty cold beer and releasing more CO2 into the atmosphere.
Suckers. -
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