I Love It When Smart People Come Up With Solutions That Seem Obvious Once They’ve Thought Of Them

In lots of places, the infrastructure for running water is still years and years away. For hardworking mothers, carrying water home in buckets takes up a big, back-breaking one-quarter of each day, even with the help of their kids. But here’s an ingenious invention for these women and their families that can free up time…

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Robby Berman

Jul 17, 2014

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