Brazilian mechanic creates light with plastic bottles and bleach
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Or you could just take out some tiles or put a window in the wall to let light in...
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It amazes me the ignorance of some people..
Yes, technically it is little more than a hole in the ceiling, however there are mechanical principles at work, the trick is that the bottle of water, while simple, diffuses the light as opposed to it becoming just a spot source. The bleach is simply to prevent algae from growing and blocking the light..
Personally I think that it is a great idea for solving a third world problem without needing expensive first world solutions.
Yes, technically it is little more than a hole in the ceiling, however there are mechanical principles at work, the trick is that the bottle of water, while simple, diffuses the light as opposed to it becoming just a spot source. The bleach is simply to prevent algae from growing and blocking the light..
Personally I think that it is a great idea for solving a third world problem without needing expensive first world solutions.
yup the ignorance that make people claim "he is creating light" he is not creating anything FFS or it would work when it's pitchblack outside.
i came into the topic expecting some cool reaction taking place instead it's a bottle of ******* water stuck in someones ceiling
i came into the topic expecting some cool reaction taking place instead it's a bottle of ******* water stuck in someones ceiling
It rains a lot and windows are a luxury people in slums can hardly afford? Honestly, GD...
It rains a lot and windows are a luxury people in slums can hardly afford? Honestly, GD...
he could make a window out of plastic bottles just cut them in half and melt the 2 sides together omg! I created a light tile! zomg
A 2 lite bottle cut in half is almost the same size as a roof tile anyway if not bigger
iirc we used to do this with old woden navy ships but with glass crystals that where flush on the top of the deck so people didn't trip, but provided light to floor below.
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Indeed, just using plastic as a roof tile would be easier. I thought that "creates light with plastic bottles and beach" was actually creating light, from dark, by a chemical reaction.
All he's doing really is an alternative of using light tubes/mirrors to light up your basement etc.
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how is it comical when the article says he is "creating" light he isn't creating anything look how many other people thought some kind of chemical reaction was taking place.
punching a hole in my ceiling is not creating light it's allowing light to enter rather than bounce of my roof
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Provided you didn't win your Science GSCE in a raffle its quite easy to see the article title is misleading, to actual think bleach and water results in some light giving chemical reaction? Special.
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we assumed something else he had kept secret was added based on the title duh.....
maybe the bint who wrote the article and headline should go read a dictionary and find out what "invent" and "create" actually mean.
BRB inventing the wheel....
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Must have missed the sentence in the article which stated 'and another chemical'.
