Solar-Powered Water ATMs Provide Clean Drinking Water To The Thirsty

http://www.fastcompany.com/1782224/solar-powered-water-atms-provide-clean-drinking-water-to-the-thirst

by Garbage • 15 years ago

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pointyhat4• 15 years ago

This is such a bad idea.

a) $3 per month for a family in India is quite expensive.

b) It adds artificial scarcity and dependency on the "water dealers".

Sounds like Rango to me.

Game_Ender• 15 years ago

No one is forcing anyone to use this water. The villagers can either use the cleaner water, something which they had no way to get before, or continue to get water their old way. How is it a bad thing to provide a better product to someone for a price?

pointyhat4• 15 years ago

It's not a "product". It's a survival essential. Everyone should be entitled to clean water, not at a price.

ExpiredLink• 15 years ago

It's not just a bad idea. It's a cynical idea.

eplanit• 15 years ago

Small semantic note: isn't this really a type of "vending machine", rather than an "automated teller"? Seems it's really a drink dispenser, and not a money dispenser. The idea just doesn't seem very revolutionary, and is maybe reaching for a "high-tech" metaphor to gain some tech-cred.

Solar-Powered Water ATMs Provide Clean Drinking Water To The Thirsty

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