Behemoth
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See Saw Power for African schoolshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7301354.stm
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Barefoot Andrew
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Excellent.
A.
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Fee
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I was just about to post the very same thing
Great idea, eh
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jamsam
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children + playground = energy
how hard is that!! this will have to be number 1 on my list of "things i wished i had thought of"....
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goldy1
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It's a realy good idea, But I would have thought a roundabout would produce more energy?
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vegplot
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If it was in the UK I wonder how long before the pc police cried foul with shouts of "child exploitation".
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Slim
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The first time I saw this idea was from the Gaviotas people in their book. They made see-saws to pump water. As well as some other brilliant ideas:!:
Nowadays they're using some of their technology to purify water, then shipping it to Japan...
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marigold
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Another good idea on the same lines here http://www.lawrencesroundaboutwellappeal.org/THE_ROUNDABOUT_PLAYPUMP.html
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