Football cum generator

A special ball is capable of generating electricity while a rock can be a solution to power shortages in developing countries.

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A group of Harvard University students developed a special soccer ball, named Soccket, which is capable of generating electricity while playing football. The amount of power the ball produces after being kicked for 30 minutes may be enough to light a bulb for 3 hours in a row. Currently, this ball is being tested in South Africa.

Soccket Ball

'We started thinking about this idea when we were in the developing world. Children in these countries do not have much time to play, as they have to earn a living every day , "said Jessica Matthews, head of the student group, on the Daily Mail.

The Sockset is waterproof and does not need to be inflated. Inside the ball is a generator system based on coil technology, which consists of a metal coil and magnetic magnetic rods that move when the ball is kicked to generate electricity. The electricity generated is stored in the ballast.

Soccket polishing material is very popular in developing countries and costs the equivalent of an average quality ball. So, this idea could be a solution to the shortage of electricity in developing countries - with about one in five people not using electricity.

"This is a wireless power solution that can help us use electricity to improve quality of life, productivity and productivity ," said Bill Clinton, a senior fellow at the University of California , Berkeley. and study".