Beijing ’s smog problem is n’t exactly young info , but it ’s been gettingway worse lately . In reception , local artist Matt Hope decide to integrate anair purifier into his bikeso riding around the city would be less risky .
This Is Not a tantrum From Blade Runner
The contraption is power by Hope ’s pedaling , and includes a interlocking IKEA garbage can , a fighter - pilot breathing mask , a wheel - powered author , a filtration system and a moon around helmet where all that neat air gets cede . As Hope rides , the author make electricity which point the filter , and then as air comes through , positively charged detritus and smog speck stick to the negatively charged alloy on the filter .
descriptor and function may not be altogether synchronize in this bike , which Hope describes as a “ weird , provocative objective . ” An unsettling caution to the apparatus is that it sire about 5,000 volt of electrical energy , enough to kill you in the rain , as Hope readily point out . That ’s a pretty major drawback no matter how dangerous this smogginess is . [ COOL SPARKSviaMotherboard ]
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