The Smog Project — a project that creates 75% cleaner air and diamonds.
Air pollution is a phenomenon we all know. Most of us are aware that, probably, we should be doing something about it, but the real treat of global warming seems to be too distant for many to actually take considerable action. Still, we all know how refreshing it can be when you escape from the city for while to enjoy the ‘fresh’ air in rural places or at the beach.
Daan Roosegaarde, also involved in the glowing-plant project I blogged about earlier (yes, it seems like he is on his way to master innovative thinking), decided to address this urban pollution problem in an ambitious project to create smog-free parks in Beijing.
Not only will this result in ‘clean’ recreation areas for residents, an integral part of the project also includes the creation of diamonds from the residues of charcoal, which is a major component of the black dust.
By buying a designer smog-ring,
“you are buying a cubic kilometer of clean Beijing air” (Roosegaarde)
According to Roosegaarde, the rings are the “aware makers.”
Lasers installed on top of the centre-tower in the park(s) visualize the clean air (laser beams cutting through air only show for the human eye when they ‘hit’ particles).
The first pilot version of the park should be up and running by the beginning of next summer, and the first rings should be available by the end of 2014.
Another piece of innovative thinking with high potential for the community.
What do you think, will this project be as promising in practice as it appears to be in theory?
Check the full article here.
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