I am constantly amazed at how beer can help with the thought process. I can’t tell you the number of great ideas I have had while drinking beer. Of course, if I wasn’t drinking the beer I could probably remember them all, but then I wouldn’t have the ideas. Classic Catch-22.
I stumbled up on this story about a man in China who solved his lack of hot water problem with beer. More precisely, empty beer bottles. I wonder how many beers he drank to come up with this idea.
From Weird Asia News:
A Chinese farmer has made his own solar-powered water heater out of beer bottles and hosepipes.
I invented this for my mother. I wanted her to shower comfortably,” says Ma Yanjun, of Qiqiao village, Shaanxi province.
Ma’s invention features 66 beer bottles attached to a board. The bottles are connected to each other so that water flows through them.
You can read the rest of the story here.
My first thought was there has to be a way to combine this with some of the current US tax credits for energy efficiency. The dream trifecta. Drink more beer, save the planet, and pay less taxes!