Jul
23
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Ooh I love the internet being full of clever people.
The Social Design Network recently held a competition called Power to the Pedal “This competition looks for ways to enhance the biking experience with designs for accessories or add-ons to existing bikes.”
There’s some great entries and I urge you to check them all out. But my absolute favourite combines my love of bikes, bubbles and gardening.
It’s called Bloom and it’s a pedal powered bubble delivery seed distributor!
The Bloom device is meant to be a subversive and inspirational tool for our concrete jungles. Similar to the tuft of a dandelion as the wind carries the seedling, we propose a way of dispersing seedlings with bubbles and bicycling. Seeds are co-mingled with a bubble mixture and upon pedaling to your destination , you release the floating seeds which land in cracks and crevices throughout the city streets. Over time, the seeds grow into flowers and plants to create a green “fringe” to our sidewalks and streets.
Using natural ingredients; vegetable based soap and seeds, combine together to make a dissolving “nugget”. The resulting mixture resides in a reservoir inside Blooms aluminum housing. The housing is attached to the lower frame near the rear tire, similar to a exhaust pipe. Upon pedalling, air enters the front of Bloom and spins a pinwheel inside which picks up a small drop of the seed/bubble mixture and blows a bubble carrying a seed out the back as “exhaust”.
Our inspiration comes from the tale of Johnny Appleseed, where he would spread seeds everywhere he went planting apple trees for future generations.
Brought to you by the geniuses of the week Matthew Boyko and Christina Ng.
I SO WANT ONE!!!!!!!!
props: rebel:art
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