Turning Beer Bottles to Solar-Powered Water Heater.

Chinese farmer Ma Yanjun wanted his mother to shower with hot water, so he invented a solar-powered water heater out of … beer bottles!

Ma’s invention features 66 beer bottles attached to a board. The bottles are connected to each other so that water flows through them.

Sunlight heats the water as is passes slowly through the bottles before flowing into the bathroom as hot water, reports China Economy Network.

Ma says it provides enough hot water for all three members of his family to have a shower every day.

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June 5, 2007 at 3:57 pm by Alex
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6 comments to "Turning Beer Bottles to Solar-Powered Water Heater."

skh.pcola
June 5th, 2007 at 10:46 pm
That’s 3 quick showers…those look like liter bottles, so 16.9 ounces * 66 / 128 ounces per gallon = 8.7 gallons. Still, he is to be commended for his ingenuity!
Chris
June 5th, 2007 at 11:32 pm
wow, with all the beer I drink, I could supply the whole town with warm water!
mmm… sell the water, and buy more beer….
Lasse
June 6th, 2007 at 2:44 am
66 bottles of beer on the wall, 66 bottles of beer…
Alex
June 6th, 2007 at 3:20 am
Shouldn’t that be “bottles of beer on the roof,” Lasse?
K!P
June 6th, 2007 at 8:06 am
the thing is used to warm the water up, warm water can be stored seperate. (for more capacity)
aware
June 10th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
the most organic way to change beer into warm water:
drink beer –> pee lots.

sorry, had to.

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