About the Hamster Ball-Shaped Solarball

               Over 2 million children die from preventable causes because of contaminated water. The number of people dying from this is increasing because of rapid organization and population growth. Access to fresh water is one of the biggest issues in third world countries today. 1 in 8 people in the world don't have access to clean drinking water, causing nearly 80% of sicknesses and disease in developing regions. Overall, safe and accessible drinking water is one of the rarest sources on the planet.

              By using the heat rays which come from the sun, a Monash University Graduate designed a simple and affordable water purification device. He has developed a device which may be able to change the number of children dying from contaminated water.This Hamster ball shaped solarball is essentially a water purifier.It's a very clever disighn for a portable and easy to use filter that looks just like a modifies hamster ball. 

             The solarball can produce up to 3 Liters of clean drinking water every day provided there is a large amount of sunlight which is usually available in most underdeveloped countries. this amount of water is enough for 1 adult. The solarball was designed to help people in areas that lack clean drinking water.It uses the form of evaporation to purify the water, the solarball is a functional and efficient way to help communities in need of the fresh water.


            Although, the design does have a few problems. The size of the solarball, although extremely portable, does not generate enough water for a whole family, let alone a village, or enough for all the basic needs for water in your daily life if they are relying on the solarball for their only source of clean water. Another factor is that the Solarball would need to be made of a plastic which can be out in the sun, and not become weakened so easily. It's not completely suitable to solve the water problem of an entire village.

           In the school of Jonathan Liow, Monash University said " The shperical unit absorbs sunlight and causes dirty water to evaporate. As evaporation occurs, contaminents are seperated from the water, generating drinkable condensation. Then the condensation is collected and stores, ready for drinking.