The proposed see-saw could light a classroom after five minutes
BBC has an article on using human -power to power African schools.
A young inventor is hoping to tap the unbounded energy of children in a playground to power schools in Africa.
Design student Daniel Sheridan has created a simple see-saw which generates enough electricity to light a classroom.
The device works by transferring the power, created by a child moving up and down on it, to an electricity storage unit via an underground cable.
The Coventry University student has won £5,500 in funding to develop the idea.
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