JamieHynemanRAWKS (September 1, 2008 at 12:34 pm)

Ok, since you STILL fail to see my point, I'll break it down Barney style for you. WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE PAYING FOR ANYTHING DOESN'T MATTER. WHAT MATTERS IS THAT THEY ARE NOT EDUCATED ENOUGH TO ENJOY THE FULL POTENTIAL OF LIFE THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THEM. THE PROBLEM ISN'T MONEY, NOT YET. THE PROBLEM IS THESE PEOPLE, APART FROM HUNTING, SCOOPING WATER IN BARRELS, FORAGING, AND RECEIVING FOREIGN AIDE, DO NOT HAVE THE TOOLS TO BECOME A WORLD-RECOGNIZED ECONOMY. EDUCATE THEM EDUCATE THEM EDUCATE!!

Nowmann11 (August 31, 2008 at 10:33 pm)

okay... please research before you make a statement. tons of people in america are raising the 140000 dollars to make this the simplistic and awesome idea that it is!!!

futureforscenerios (August 21, 2008 at 10:34 am)

yeah, i'm sure there are more ways to help a country then one... but this water pump doesn't hurt at all. i think jamiehyneman just got an epiphany to sell his/her life savings, quit his/her job and move to a developing nation to change the economy/ way of life of the people. man, give this person a nobel prize already!

JamieHynemanRAWKS (June 16, 2008 at 12:56 pm)

If I've said it once, I'll say it again for those of you who don't UNDERSTAND MY POINT OF VIEW. The problem isn't resource, they have all of that they need. The problem is EDUCATION, these people aren't being educated to FEND FOR THEMSELVES, only to rely on FOREIGN AIDE. What you people fail to understand is that it's cheaper just to build some kind of fancy "play-pump" rather than spend the man-hours and money it costs to bring these people to a level of education suitable to the rest of us.

captsehorn (June 13, 2008 at 10:41 pm)

What a crappy and myopic view. Getting them water is an enabling technology...maybe one of the young women who used to spend 4 hours a day getting water will become a doctor and save lives, or an inventor, or a businesswoman that brings hundreds of jobs to the community.

JamieHynemanRAWKS (June 4, 2008 at 12:42 pm)

thats fine and all minimat, but one more thing you must understand, whether they know how to build the pump or not, they still haven't the economy to purchase materials and manpower to build the damn thing...so you're still stuck with "giving a man a fish" what needs to happen is they need to be taught how to use free enterprise, and establish a broad base government, not be given water, they already have water, clean or not, with economy, they can clean their own frickin h2o.thats not progress

kreatuv (May 5, 2008 at 8:15 am)

saw this years ago.. still think it's very cool that they can provide themselves with clean water.. thats awesome

formariiwarlord (May 4, 2008 at 3:39 am)

masuyowolf. look outside the box dude, i aint in that country, We do have traffic, yes useless to them, however if the world is going to hell in a handbasket because of traffic, then why not utilize it to benifit everyone, upto and including the impoverished worldwide.

mariesophie85 (March 18, 2008 at 3:18 pm)

It's a very very good idea !!!

ablondermoment (March 12, 2008 at 7:18 am)

you bloody copy cats, i had designs on something similar years ago but gathering power also. also slight modiforcations, both applications were able to utilize street traffic.