Foot-powered washing machine made from recycled materials costs just $4 Living in the developing world has its own perks that includes access to clean water, electricity and appliances that make our lives a lot easier. However, the conditions are just the opposite in many parts of the developing world where people have to work hard for even the most basic of facilities. According to research people living in the rural parts of Africa have to walk for many hours just to get clean water. While there are lots of problems that the governments of developing and underdeveloped countries have to tackle, a couple of industrial design students at the Philadelphia University, Aaron Stathum and Eliot Coven, have developed a prototype low-cost washing machine for the developing world that if mass produced will cost as less as $4. The washing machine has been developed after brainstorming on a variety of ideas and the final product is made using a simple 5-gallon bucket, a plastic fiber rope, old water pipes, and a neoprene cover.
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