“Savior Bud” by Kim Hyo Jin and Seol Ah Sun
Presented at the Seoul Design competition, the “Savior Bud” is inspired by the “Giving Tree,” latches on to trees and uses it’s natural recycling processes to obtain water. In a simple process which basically involves collecting the moisture from the leaves and emptying it out into containers, the Savior Bud takes one more step toward acceptable living conditions in Africa.
The device can easily be attached to leaves, and the designers believe that in about four hours, the device can capture about one cup of water. Collected water can be emptied into a glass by turning the bottom of the bud like a faucet.
The process goes like this:
1. Find a broadleaf tree with lots of leaves.
2. Opening the Savior Bud like a giant clamp, surround a few leaves, and release. The Savior Bud should now be containing the leaves like you see in the picture below, sort of like a greenhouse.
3. In about four hours, the leaves will have produced about one cup of water. Turning the bottom of the bud like a faucet will release the water to be put into a separate container for drinking.
Additional details below. I wouldn’t mind one of these for camping or something like that, would you?
Also, C-3P0 not required.
Via [Yanko Design]
