With most of us living in countries where running electricity and water is commonplace, it would be hard for us to imagine what it might be like living in countries where the supply of electricity might not be as stable, which means getting access to a decent light source at night could be tricky. Martin Riddiford and Jim Reeves from London have recently come up with an invention dubbed the GravityLight, a device that uses gravity to power a lamp and that will only cost $5 to purchase. The project was launched on Indiegogo but has since surpassed its goal by more than 500% with 21 days left. (more…)
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