Article Journal Post 13

This article is about a competition hosted by Georgia Tech. It is known as the inVenture prize. it was designed for undergraduate students who show a sense of innovation, creativity, and adventure. The first place prize is $15,000 and the second place prize is $10,000. The competition has 8 finalists. However the most impressive aspect of this competition is that it, as the article's title says, "spurs inventions." Many of the students who entered into this competition invented devices in response to actual problems. These inventions include a headset that senses when drivers are getting sleepy and beeps to keep them awake, a French Press that prevents bitter coffee, a drum-tuning device that allows a musician to tune a drum in under 20 minutes when it previously took and hour, a mechanical Koozie that keeps drinks cold, and an exercise shirt that will not damage joints and can be used in physical therapy. While all of these inventions are impressive, my favorite was a water pump powered by a car. Six students heard workers complain that they had trouble getting water out of wells in developing countries. In response to this, the Georgia tech students invented a pump composed of objects that can be found in a junk yard such as rollers, compressors, and air tanks. This pump can fit into the back of a car and is powered by a car.

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This water pump is a very good idea. Firstly it is made of common and in-expensive objects that can even be found in a junkyard. This makes the pump cheap to build. It is small enough to be transported easily in a car and can be powered by a car. This allows the pump to run anywhere it is needed. Finally it also has more than one use. Not only can the pump be used in developing countries to pump water up from a well, it can also be used in floods and hurricanes to pump water out. This makes the product affordable, effective, and useful. It is soon to be tested in Nicaragua and other developing countries in need of it.

This article mentions a request put into Georgia Tech for a water pump for developing nations.