Inspiration

A tribute...

"Let us not forget those that have paved the way
     For it is they who have made a difference"

This section is dedicated to the inventions of old and new and it is intended
to provide remembrance to those inventors of long ago who may be forgotten
and their contributions (which have changed history) to be taken for granted.
At the same time it is to appreciate the contributions from inventors of today
no matter how small their efforts are.

Each month we'll feature a new and an old inventor:

Aquada

Find out more about Terry Roycroft, New Zealand's inventor of the high speed amphibian Aquada, and how he basked in the success of his 15-year project.

Britten Superbike

Find out more about the Britten Superbike especially the man behind it,John Britten.

The Quadski - Allan Gibbs

First the Aquada, now a quad bike for land and water

Wednesday May 31, 2006

The Quadski was designed by a New Zealand-based team.

First it was the amphibious sports car, then came the four-wheel-drive that doubled as a boat, and now Alan Gibbs is back with the Quadski - a quad bike which is fit for land and water.





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 A Christchurch couple have created a filtration system they say can turn sewage-polluted water into drinking water. Russell Kelly yesterday put his water filter system to work, with a rough mix of foul water. He collected water from the Avon River then "took some of the raw sewage from the Bromley sewerage and mixed it and I drank it, and several others did the same thing". The system has taken four years to develop. Kelly and his wife, Sue, say they have had approaches for the system's use from the nomadic Masai tribes via the Kenyan Government. Pedal-powered, gravity fed, or generator-driven, his filter systems had no need for electricity, said Kelly.

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