Pedal Powered Water Purification

I seem to be on a pedal power kick lately, what the random. But hey, biking is pretty awesome. Check out the article below. Not only do I think the design of this is rad, but I love it when people actually get on board with the idea of reusable energy. Don't hate me for loving nature.

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Fountainhead Reposited: A Pedal Powered Water Purification Island

by Kevin Gardner, 10/22/09

Synch your workout with a little river detox, then rehydrate with a cup of the fresh water you just filtered. This people-powered water purification island, designed by Jakub Szczesny as part of the Synchronicity architecture and art festival in Warsaw, Poland, hooks up basic exercise machines to kinetically pump polluted water through four filters into overhead tanks that spill into a large drinking fountain at the end of the cycle. This floating platform on the Vistula River aims to empower citizens toward environmental clean-up, and apparently would work on any body of water with enough local bodies willing to pedal for their potables.

source: inhabitat.com