DIY No Electricity Lighting

ngibson

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This is pretty cool, amazing ingenuity.

Click the link to see the video

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/04/lights_made_from_water_bottles.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890

Got a shed or garage you like to tinker in during the day and want to save a little cash on the cost of lighting it? Polish off a few two-liters and let's DIY.

The video examines how a village in Brazil gets cheap lighting with a simple, smart water bottle hack. It's a pretty inspiring watch, and you can't help but love the trash can demonstration. At the risk of pointing out the obvious, this will, of course, only work when you've got daylight, but you can always switch to electricity after dark. I'll go out on a limb and say this may not be practical for lighting your whole home, but this green idea seems perfect for lighting your garage or work shed on the cheap. For more discussion of the finer points of the ins and outs of this DIY (including whether or not it's actually worth anything), check out the comments on Make's post.
 
thats fuckn sick!!!

im getn the hole saw out now! time to start chugn soda!!
 
Yeah, but for daytime lights they work perfectly. It's not like you don't turn on the lights in your closet during the day. Homes in 3rd world countries aren't like ours here. Most roofs are made of plastic or some sort of metal.
 
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