Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Plastiki

The Plastiki is a metal frame with 12,000 gas filled bottles for flotation and is not only a boat but a message to people to save the water and environment of plastic waste. It's powered by a wind turbine, solar panels and a bicycle like generator. Plastic gets brittle over time and breaks down but doesn't disappear. Instead it becomes tiny molecules and is absorbed by the fish.

After 2 years of planning the boat is finished and is ready for it's voyage from San Fransisco to Sydney. The crew don't care if they get there or not because they have already raised the problem to the public.