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Grad Student Rigs Cheap Alternative To $1,000 Air Purifiers In Smoggy China
An anonymous reader writes "University of Virginia grad student Thomas Talhelm was living in Beijing on a Fulbright Scholarship during the winter of 2012-13, when air pollution was so bad scientists likened it to a nuclear winter. Those who could afford it were resorting to an expensive solution: air filters costing up to $1,000. Talhem built his own on the cheap, getting comparable particulate count results, and has started a company that both markets the product to middle class Chinese and shows others how to DIY."
How very un-American! He could have sold it for 800 bucks, and instead he hands it out for free!
He's been living in Commieland for too long!
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
Hermes Conrad: I order you to dispose of that toxic waste properly, or bribe me. Either way, it'll cost you $500.
Bender: 500 real dollars? That's an outrage! Professor, I can take care of that waste for only $499 and one hundred cents.
Prof. Hubert J. Farnsworth: Hmm, I know that's a rip, but I'll pay for the convenience.
An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, shrouded in bacon and cheese
He managed to attach a square filter to a round duct; that's NASA-level ingenuity right there.
How can I believe you when you tell me what I don't want to hear?