Roundabout PlayPump
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roundabout-playpump-307-11463542
title:
Roundabout PlayPump
text:
The Roundabout PlayPump is a system that uses the energy created by children playing to operate a water pump. It is manufactured by the South African company Roundabout Outdoor. It operates in a similar way to a windmill-driven water pump. The PlayPump received heavy publicity and funding when first introduced, but has since been criticized for being too expensive, too complex to maintain or repair in low-resource settings, too reliant on child labor, and overall less effective than traditional
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description:
Water pump system operated by children playing
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout_PlayPump
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date modified:
2023-09-27T01:00:01Z
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