How a soda bottle brightens your home!

Did it ever occur to you that many people have limited or even no access to electricity? Imagine living in a poor place next to a railway, where – even during the day – the houses are dark, and all you can do is sleep or go outside since there isn’t any light inside.

Somewhere in the Philippines, a place called Sitio Maligaya, this is the harsh reality. Thankfully, a man called Solar Demi – because he has brightened up these dark homes – has come up with a very clever and eco-friendly idea. In this video, Solar Demi explains how he managed to bring more light into these poor people’s homes and lives with little more than a soda bottle. Here’s how it works:

1.      Punch a hole through a piece of metal roofing & slip a bottle into the hole

2.      Apply some sealant on this piece of metal roofing

3.      Fill the bottle with filtered water & add some bleach

4.      Install this “construction” on the roof & make sure it’s sealed so the roof won’t leak

As easy as pie: from darkness to brightness in no time! Without any electricity and thanks to the power of the sun, these soda bottles are just as bright as electric bulbs. And besides a lower electricity bill, this type of electric bulb also is, in my opinion, a useful way to recycle soda bottles.

However, this kind of electricity only functions with the help of a lot of sunlight. It probably wouldn’t be very efficient in a country such as Belgium, having more rainy days a year than sunny ones. Nevertheless, these “electric” soda bottles can be of great importance to poor communities in countries with a lot of sunlight – don’t you think?

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