Innovate or Die - Aquaduct: Mobile Filtration Vehicle

The Aquaduct is pedal powered vehicle that transports, filters, and stores water for the developing world. A peristaltic pump attached to the pedal crank draws water from a large tank, through a filter, to a smaller clean tank. The clean tank is removable and closed for contamination-free home storage and use. A clutch engages and disengages the drive belt from the pedal crank, enabling the rider to filter the water while traveling or while stationary.

The Aquaduct is the winning entry in the Innovate or Die contest put on by Google and Specialized. The contest challenge was to build a pedal powered machine that has environmental impact. Please visit our blog ( http://theaquaduct.blogspot.com/ ) or email team.aquaduct@gmail.com for more details.

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[crzune]

Its nice but will a poor family be able to afford this 

[comicozy87science]

This is an amazing idea. Since there are some people in developing are still learning how to ride a bike or have never ridden one before, the tricycle design is great. It has great looks and is easy to use. The one and only thing that the bike would need is gears for getting up hills. Other than that, I think it will change the lives for so many people. These are the types of things that we should invest in. Saving peoples lives 1 bike at a time. =)

[MrNathanJorgensen]

Great job guys!

[ogp12]

@uraldneprvw that's ok too, but i don't see any new ideas on how to get millions of africans out of poverty

[otti7021]

nice idea but kind of pithy , the music says everything.

[uraldneprvw]

@ogp12 Well, why not treat the symptoms while treating the cause at the same time?

[ogp12]

rather than treating the symptom, why not focus on treating the cause? why are these people poor??

[kazoful]

@crzune I don't think the poor people will have to purchase these, the bikes should be purchased by charity organisation such as Water Aid and then donated to these people.

[johnsvideochannel]

Nice idea, but.....more"cleaner" water to help raise more and more and more and more parasitic humans(yes "westerners' are also parasitic) on this already overcrowded overpopulated increasingly polluted planet. The FIRST problem isn't trying to get cleaner water to those in the "poorest" countries or even to feed them,it's to get the population to "DECREASE BY INDIVIDUAL CHOICE FIRST and THEN they have to choose to work on environment,water,food etc.

[collectorbob810]

looks like the bike is made of plastic, guess the filter is a paper type. doubt the wheels will hold up on dirt roads. 20 gallions of water weights about 140 pounds not getting to far on peddle power.

[mackavally]

that could drill a well all so with five kids to take turns the africans will have drinking water grate job

[itubeyoublah]

they are going to get thirsty with all that pedaling - can you see the vicious cycle (pun intended)