Phil Shapiro (Takoma Park, Md.) sent us this video of solar cookers being built and deployed by villagers in Darfur. Amazing to think what impact some cardboard and foil material can have on the health and well-being of tens of thousands of people. [Thanks, Phil!]
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A very good look at solar cooking technology and the issues preventing wider acceptance.
I’d like to see more of this kind of ‘making for good’ on Make.
Like biogas from kitchen waste: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFYLKxNqSuM
I agree.. This is very cool!
Ril3y
I’m working on a design for a simple cooker to use in this hot weather in Philly and plan to encourage others to give it a try through word of mouth and Facebook.
I wonder if you could reuse a microwave oven to do this : point the solar cooker toward the door and voilà . It should retain enough heat, no ?