Bicycle Powered Water Pump and Sand Filter

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Speciliazed Innovate or Die competition entry: bicycle powered water pump and slow sand filter for use in rural settings in third-world, developing countries.

Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: December 13, 2007 at 2:13 am
Author: only512

Length: 00:01:51
Rating: 4.81
Views: 8848

Tags: Specialized Innovateordie bicycle waterpump sandfilter

Video Comments:
therealFranzpan (October 10, 2008 at 10:23 pm)
Good idea and video, any info on how to build it?
feneve (September 29, 2008 at 2:44 am)
The world needs good ideas. Thanks!
robot5784 (August 14, 2008 at 3:35 pm)
awesome! This Would be convenient for some less-advanced people!
steve89z (August 12, 2008 at 10:29 pm)
exc!
balackjack42 (August 3, 2008 at 11:51 pm)
Excellent. And I like your smile.
rhoula (June 19, 2008 at 6:04 am)
I wish i could give you more than 5 stars.
I think tat you should have cut your video to many parts so you won't have to redo it every time you make a mistake.
But overall it was great.
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Thank you
BillOReillySux (June 11, 2008 at 12:01 pm)
Nicely done there Emily.

I like the idea of utilizing a bicycle, but how about using a 'stairmaster' mechanism (as simple levers), instead? That might be a simpler mechanical solution, eh?

Keep up the good work!
only512 (June 11, 2008 at 6:11 pm)
While that might be a simpler solution, the contest for Specialized required the use of pedal power. And, I think it might be easier to come up with a bicycle set up in a third world country than a stair master. I could be wrong though. My purpose for the bike was to use something that could be fairly easy to come by and fix if there were ever any problems. At least with a bike, the owner might have some clue on how to work on the bike without making up a completely new mechanism.
BillOReillySux (June 12, 2008 at 1:02 am)
Your point is well taken.
I didn't realize pedal power was a criteria.

P.S. - Really enjoyed your video.
mitc0185 (April 4, 2008 at 4:27 am)
Great job Emily!

I'll bet you could scale that system up quite a bit by taking advantage of the bicycle's gearing system, and using a higher flow-velocity pump.

I wonder how long you'd need to ride the steed in order to get a day's or week's worth of water for a typical household... Probably not more than an hour.

Pretty cool!