Low-tech Inventions That Help Change Lives

angelaelle writes "The current issue of Popular Mechanics is featuring their Breakthrough Awards program for inventors. Some of the winning inventions help improve the living conditions for people in third world countries using low-tech materials and assembly methods. Technologies like this cookstove for people in Darfur, and in the case of this Windbelt developed by Shawn Frayne, could be used to provide cheap, clean energy alternatives. The website features fascinating, inspiring videos talking about the inventor's 'eureka moment', focusing on the inventor as well as the technology."

Re:#1 invention

[CaptainPatent]

The problem is that invention can be countered by the Roman Catholic! :-P

Re:Chimney starter

[halcyon1234]

And everything is just an extension of Object. So what?

Duct tape

[so many toms (me too]

Yeesh... enough said.