AfriGadget

[...] A fun story from Ethiopia about Turning Mortar Shells Into Coffee Makers. [...]

site. My friend Doug bought my lunch at our Pastoral Spouse Support Group meeting today. While I was drinking my coffee, I came upon a wonderful web site called AfriGadet, which says it’s “solving everyday problems with African ingenuity.” [IMG ] The first story was about a man in Ethiopia who builds coffee makers out of old mortar shells from the war between Ethiopia and Eritrea. “These shells have all been used.” says Azmeraw Zeleke, the creator of these wonderful things. “We all need peace and we don’t

NICE! This same bit of ingenuity is how Honda Motor Co. stayed afloat during and after WWII, using discarded Allied bomber belly tanks to make more motors and vehicles. Another example of the indomitable Human Spirit.

[...] Ethiopian Ingenuity: Turning Mortar Shells Into Coffee Makers [...]

Ethiopian Ingenuity: Turning Mortar Shells Into Coffee Makers By ErikThere’s an interesting story on the BBC about an Ethiopian gentleman who is taking war’s leftovers and converting them into coffee machines. He uses old mortar shells, which stand about one metre high, to make his coffee machines.

Now that’s true ingenuity for you! We should have more people like that here in the states.

[...] stories of African ingenuity and the unique opportunities the continent offers all of us, tales of espresso machines made from old mortar shells and “$100″ laptops for the masses, but this post is frankly long enough already. [...]

home made welding machine from Nairobi. Kids forced to make their own toys show off their ingenuity. In Kenya they’ve developed bio gas generator that turns methane from a manure pit into cooking gas. And this guyturns mortar shellsinto coffee makers. And this one will blow you away: A homemade windmill from very spare parts. Includes a video of the creator at the TED conference. So much from so little. Impressive.

home made welding machine from Nairobi. Kids forced to make their own toys show off their ingenuity. In Kenya they’ve developed bio gas generator that turns methane from a manure pit into cooking gas. And this guyturns mortar shellsinto coffee makers. And this one will blow you away: A homemade windmill from very spare parts. Includes a video of the creator at the TED conference. So much from so little. Impressive.

. В Кении создали генератор биогаза, который перерабатывает метан из навозной ямы в газ для готовки еды. А этот человек делаеткофемашины из останков военных снарядов. Ну а вот это должно просто впечатлить всех и каждого до глубины души: этот молодой человек, имя которого Уильям Камкуамба

. В Кении создали генератор биогаза, который перерабатывает метан из навозной ямы в газ для готовки еды. А этот человек делаеткофемашины из останков военных снарядов. Ну а то, что должно просто впечатлить всех и каждого до глубины души: этот молодой человек, имя которого Уильям Камкуамба

and doesn’t have a fraction of the resources that we do in the U.S. What I love about the creations featured on AfriGadget is that they go beyond basic living implements. Heck, sometimes just living is a challenge in Africa. I love the Ethiopiancoffee maker made from mortar shells

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[...] materials, and turning bad things into good things, are both common themes. Take this story: Ethiopian Ingenuity: Turning Mortar Shells Into Coffee Makers. Fair Trade latte, eat your heart out. That’s a cup of coffee with a [...]

[...] materials, and turning bad things into good things, are both common themes. Take this story: Ethiopian Ingenuity: Turning Mortar Shells Into Coffee Makers. Fair Trade latte, eat your heart out. That’s a cup of coffee with a [...]