Post by usmichelle on Aug 31, 2015 11:45:53 GMT -5
"More than 3.4 million people die each year from water, sanitation, and hygiene- related causes.
Nearly all deaths, 99 percent, occur in the developing world." World Health Organization.
We offer a new solution to prevent water borne illness - The Drinkable Book - described BELOW.
This book is not for reading.
It is for saving lives.
The first page makes the mission clear: “The water in your village may contain deadly diseases but each page of this book is a paper water filter that will make it safe to drink.”
The filter is designed to eliminate water-borne bacteria; it killed 99.9999 percent in lab tests.
In the prototype, each page has two filters, separated by perforations. The top has a message in English; the bottom the same message in the local language. Users can tear off a filter, place it in a holder above a clean container and then pour water into the filter. The optimum holder design for effective and easy use is still being developed by University of Cincinnati design graduate Luke Hydrick, now with Continuum, a design consultancy.
drinkablebook.tilt.com/the-drinkable-book
Nearly all deaths, 99 percent, occur in the developing world." World Health Organization.
We offer a new solution to prevent water borne illness - The Drinkable Book - described BELOW.
This book is not for reading.
It is for saving lives.
The first page makes the mission clear: “The water in your village may contain deadly diseases but each page of this book is a paper water filter that will make it safe to drink.”
The filter is designed to eliminate water-borne bacteria; it killed 99.9999 percent in lab tests.
In the prototype, each page has two filters, separated by perforations. The top has a message in English; the bottom the same message in the local language. Users can tear off a filter, place it in a holder above a clean container and then pour water into the filter. The optimum holder design for effective and easy use is still being developed by University of Cincinnati design graduate Luke Hydrick, now with Continuum, a design consultancy.
drinkablebook.tilt.com/the-drinkable-book
