Playmade Energy

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As Sir. M. Visvesvarayya stared at the mighty Shivanasamudra falls awestruck and overwhelmed, people were convinced that the beauty of the falls had mesmerized him. “What a waste of energy!”, were his next few words. It took a while for others to understand, but he already knew what he was going to do. He went ahead and built the first hydro-electric power station in all of Asia at Shivanasamudram.

Kids, similarly, are a waterfall of energy. Playing keeps them healthy and happy. This is how they spend most of their energy. Many people are working to put this energy to good use. Playmade energy is one good example. They generate electricity by connecting a generator mechanism to a sea saw, called the Energee-Saw! The Energee-Saw was designed by product designer Daniel Sheridan.

A pilot installation was done in a Ugandan primary school in March 2008.  Daniel Sheridan went on to create Playmade Energy later that year. Take a look at their page and let us know of anyone else who does such innovative stuff!