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Global Brains: The Jompy Water Boiler

March 19, 2014

According to the World health Organization, 1.1 billion people have no access to clean water. In most cases, it would be enough to simply boil the water - were it not for the shortage of fuel.

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A plucky plumber from Scotland has devised a solution. His invention allows people to boil water for drinking while also cooking food. The gain is two-fold: sparing precious timber and decontaminating water.