Neccessity is the Mother of Ma Yanjun - Political Fever

RSDavis · #1 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 03:47 PM

Neccessity is the Mother of Ma Yanjun
by RS Davis
The Freedom Files

Hello Freedomphiles! So, I was looking through my big stack of stuff this morning, and came across this invention. Take a look at it. Know what it is? No, it's not wind chimes. This brilliant ghetto invention is a beer bottle solar water heater. Ananova reports:

The beer bottles lie on a board in rows, all connected by hoses which allow cold water to flow through them and be heated by the sun.

"I invented this for my mother. I wanted her to shower at any time more comfortably," says Ma Yanjun, a carpenter, of Qiqiao village, Shaanxi Province.

"A real solar water heater is too expensive to me, so I came up with the idea of making one on my own.

"I hope this invention can be promoted nationwide, and allow mothers in undeveloped rural areas to have a hot shower."

Well done, sir! That is so cool. He reminds me of my brother, who, like the Professor on Gilligan's Island, could probably make a nuclear reactor out of a couple of coconuts and six feet of twine. Unlike the Professor, he could probably use that knowledge to fix a two foot hole in a boat.

He's already built 20 more of these for his neighbors, but it goes without saying that in a capitalist country, this guy would be a millionaire already, having undercut all the competition and risen to the top.

Chan · #2 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by RSDavis

Neccessity is the Mother of Ma Yanjun
by RS Davis
The Freedom Files

Hello Freedomphiles! So, I was looking through my big stack of stuff this morning, and came across this invention. Take a look at it. Know what it is? No, it's not wind chimes. This brilliant ghetto invention is a beer bottle solar water heater. Ananova reports:

The beer bottles lie on a board in rows, all connected by hoses which allow cold water to flow through them and be heated by the sun.

"I invented this for my mother. I wanted her to shower at any time more comfortably," says Ma Yanjun, a carpenter, of Qiqiao village, Shaanxi Province.

"A real solar water heater is too expensive to me, so I came up with the idea of making one on my own.

"I hope this invention can be promoted nationwide, and allow mothers in undeveloped rural areas to have a hot shower."

Well done, sir! That is so cool. He reminds me of my brother, who, like the Professor on Gilligan's Island, could probably make a nuclear reactor out of a couple of coconuts and six feet of twine. Unlike the Professor, he could probably use that knowledge to fix a two foot hole in a boat.

He's already built 20 more of these for his neighbors, but it goes without saying that in a capitalist country, this guy would be a millionaire already, having undercut all the competition and risen to the top.

Yeah, but you know that if we tried something like this in the United States the government would find some way of overregulating it so that it becomes so expensive the folks in the ghetto can't afford it - like a local ordinance here in Buffalo that says you have to hire a professional (licensed) electrician to have any electrical work done in your house or a professional (licensed) plumber to do any plumbing work.

RSDavis · #3 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Chan

Yeah, but you know that if we tried something like this in the United States the government would find some way of overregulating it so that it becomes so expensive the folks in the ghetto can't afford it - like a local ordinance here in Buffalo that says you have to hire a professional (licensed) electrician to have any electrical work done in your house or a professional (licensed) plumber to do any plumbing work.

I wish I could disagree with that. Actually, I wish people would get hip to the fact that most licensing schemes are really just a way for entrenched industry to limit competition and keep prices high.

- R

Jarlaxle · #4 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 10:23 PM

Why do you think I fixed my own pipes? What plumbing work? The only way to see is to pull up the bathroom floor.

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