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Internet classroom fueled by cows
MasterAkumaMatata - Jun 5, 2003
 MasterAkumaMatata Jun 5, 2003

  
	
	
The Kasulu Internet Project is funded by the Global Catalyst Fund to teach African refugees to use the Internet. The classroom is located in a refugee camp. The PCs in the classroom are powered by 12 cows. The manure from the cows is collected and used in a gas digester that produces methane gas. This is mixed with diesel fuel and burned to power the generator that runs the school. The cows make enough gas to keep the computers running about 8 hours a day. The power generation plant is likely to be replicated at other teacher training centers in Tanzania. For details see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2957488.stm...


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 racketboy Jun 5, 2003

 Taelon Jun 5, 2003
Breaking news... New computing platform built around M.O.O.H. (Methane-Optimized Open Hardware)... Running a beta of Microsoft's new Wincows...

 mal Jun 5, 2003
I thought the internet ran on bullshit anyway.

 M3d10n Jun 6, 2003
That's a neat concept.

Maybe they have goat-powered notebooks too?

 Taelon Jun 8, 2003
Well, let's MILK them for what they're worth