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    Girl, 12, designs solar-powered blanket for homeless
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    Girl, 12, designs solar-powered blanket for homeless

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    2. Ok_Willingness_1020 on

      Well the foul blankets do t need that plastic and lithium solar power which is not environmentally friendly ..her heart is right place but it’s a load of balls and how much to manufacture and yeah homeless people are going to sit in the daylight to get it charged and be Able to keep them ..bloody insulting

    5. Allaihandrew on

      I wish the government would design some affordable housing but I think they’re too busy designing some back handers for their mates. What a shame.

      Congrats to this girl for caring about homeless people more than the people whose literal job it is to care for the disenfranchised and the poor.

    7. barcap on

      > A 12-year-old schoolgirl has designed a solar-powered blanket for the homeless, winning a prize in a UK engineering competition.

      > Rebecca Young, from Kelvinside Academy in Glasgow, said she thought of the invention after seeing people sleeping on the city streets.

      Good for a young designer. It’s quite interesting that necessity is the mother of all invention as she was inspired by her surroundings. Why nobody thought about the old people. Is it because they live inside so no sun but homeless get sun all the time?

    9. bucket_of_frogs on

      All well and good but it reminds me of a plan years ago to plant fruit trees in public places to give the homeless something to eat… Instead of just providing somewhere for them to live instead of reducing them to the level of hunter-gatherer.

      I’ve never understood why homelessness is an unsolvable problem while *HOMES* exist. Yet nobody can put the two together.

      Edit: lots of replies. I should’ve been more specific in that I understand some people do choose to be homeless and that homelessness and addiction are obviously linked and both seem to be a mental health issue. However there’s a problem in this country of “hidden” homelessness with those in temporary accommodation, usually seaside guest houses, and people sofa surfing with no fixed address. It’s possible to be homeless and still have a roof to sleep under.

    10. YourBestDream4752 on

      I was gonna say she does not look 12 but then I realised I’m watching Luke Littler right now

    12. Kwinza on

      Its an electric blanket, a battery and a solar panel… I have exactly that setup for when I camp in the winter..

    13. StationFar6396 on

      Well done her! Im not going to click on an article from the times, but I hope a charity like Shelter partner with her and mass produce this, it could be life changing.

    14. Sockpervert1349 on

      “I wanted to design something that could help homeless people from the cold.”

      Housing, it’s called housing.

      I know there are reasons that mean homeless people struggle to living indoors, or simply don’t want to, but….

    15. Public-Magician535 on

      Sick of these fucking young capitalists, can’t they just play on their trike like normal kids

    16. lalabadmans on

      That’s pretty awesome. Will go hand in hand with another powerful invention that helps homeless people sleep and forget about their problems called fentanyl.

    17. Aggressive_Floor_420 on

      Every headline I’ve seen on this story starts the same.

      With age and gender, the invention comes later.

      Girl, 12.

      That’s probably why the company that designed this product used a kid (probably a child model) for their front man and spokesperson.