Ludwick Marishane: A bath without water
路迪克.馬利珊:沒水照樣可以洗澡
Student Ludwick Marishane invented a water-less bathing lotion and was named the 2011 Global Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award -- all because he didn't feel like taking baths. Full bio
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叫Motetema的小鎮
跟天氣一樣很不穩定
這種艱困的環境中長大的
我的好朋友突然問我
酷喔!有的話我一定買!
和健全的下水道設施
(又名沙眼)
進而感染的疾病
每年高達800萬人
就算不是為了實現不洗澡的願望
諾基亞6234
研究它們的成分、溶點和毒性
和專利說明書
可以代替洗澡水的乳液
終於把構想變為現實
我們也學會如何行銷
(約翰尼斯堡的貧民區)
他們還是一次買一支
(掌聲)
世界上最聰明的年輕人之一
謝謝
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ludwick Marishane - EntrepreneurStudent Ludwick Marishane invented a water-less bathing lotion and was named the 2011 Global Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award -- all because he didn't feel like taking baths.
Why you should listen
One day Ludwick Marishane and his best friend were sunbathing in the sweltering heat in their native Limpopo. Marishane's friend turned to him and said, "Man, why doesn't somebody invent something that you can just put on your skin and then you don't have to bathe?" Marishane, 17 at the time, thought: Yeah, why not? It took six months of research to develop a formula for a lotion that cleanses cheaply and easily -- especially important for the 2.5 billion people worldwide who lack proper access to water and sanitation.
DryBath has the same effect as anti-bacterial cleanser, but it's odorless and creates a biodegradable film that cleanes and moisturizes the skin. Five years later, it's now available on the market. Marishane has since enrolled at the University of Cape Town in South Africa and was named the Global Student Entrepreneur of the Year in 2011.
Ludwick Marishane | Speaker | TED.com