Planet Mechanics

This documentary illustrates the efforts of a young entrepreneurial venture in Europe called ‘Planet Mechanics’. Both the enterprising individuals demonstrate how science mixed with a little common sense can help us save the environment from the hazards of burning the fuel.

First project as shown was creating a bike that could run on compressed air and therefore had no fuel emission. The distance it could run when the tank was full and the maximum speed the pressure could offer, would limit the vehicle for use in the city only.

The second experiment was tapping the wind energy in the farm fields to feed the cattle with water drawn from a deep well.  Huge wind mill was created using scrap Aluminum from spare barrels used to stock fodder. The pulley and levers defined the mechanical system that enabled conversion of the wind energy into the mechanical energy.

Last, but not the end of their explorative journey was devising an adjustable solar arc, which would reflect direct rays from the sunlight all through the day at different light and merge it into a single strong beam of light that could then be used for cooking.

As designers of today, we need to sensitize ourselves to our environment and adapt to methodologies that lead to the least exploitation of available resources and thus, contribute to the cause of a Green Globe.