Archive for January, 2011

How to seal a bag and make it air-tight!

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Cut up a disposable water bottle and keep the neck and top, as in photo. Insert the plastic bag through the neck and screw the top – to seal. The bottle is made to be air-tight, such that water will not leak, the secret lies with the top and screw! This is a great idea to share. Good for us and the environment… Read more

Trikes open doors for special children

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Dozens of New Zealand children with cerebral palsy are enjoying a better quality of life thanks to a new tricycle specially designed to suit their needs. The alternative to a wheelchair is the brainchild of a West Auckland man whose own daughter suffers from the condition. Chris Haverkort started making the trikes 12 years ago for his daughter Brooke because he wanted her to start school with confidence. “They’d be around there on her bike, and they’d all want to have a go,” Haverkort said. Brooke struggles to take a few steps, but on the trike she is a force to be reckoned… Read more

“I don’t feel that stupid anymore…”

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Some more classic examples of ingenuity being applied in sadly misguided ways – and then there’s just plain… Read more

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