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Max Robson, the designer, was inspired by his father, Ashley, who had talked of building such a device. "My dad wanted to do something like this but I beat him to it," Max said.
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Subscribe to commentsinsearchofme28Aug 20th 2008 1:26PM
Good for him! It's nice to see young people are still concerned with trying to achieve ways for people of other countries to become self sufficent. Too bad this story won't be plastered all over the news for others to see. It's too positive of a story, so not many will see it and that is a real shame.
This guy built something at a very reasonable cost, something that can actually be implemented and used to benefit others that do not have many options and no electricity. WTG! Keep up the good work!