Tag: TED Talk

$40 Washing Machine That Could Change the World for Billions

Jul 26, 2012

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mwkruse

in Economic Development, History, Human Progress, Sociology, Technology, Technology (Manufacturing & Construction))

Fast Company: How A Foot-Powered Washing Machine Could Change Millions Of Lives Developed by two product design students, GiraDora could be the next big social innovation. … GiraDora is a blue bucket that conceals a spinning mechanism that washes clothes and then partially dries them. It’s operated by a foot pedal, while the user sits…
The true face of Leonardo Da Vinci?

Apr 3, 2008

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by

mwkruse

in History

Fascinating short presentation from the TED conference. (HT: Book of Answers)