Need a wifi hotspot? Get a donkey!
Posted on by Kolbe
We’ve all been there, somewhere without cell phone service or an internet connection. For most of us, it’s enough to make you feel claustrophobic and start doing the dance of trying to find a few extra bars. (You know the one, arm way in the air with your cell phone, walking around hoping for enough service to check your email.) But there is hope! If Turkish sheepherders can have internet service, I’m sure we can all find a way.
A producer of solar panels in western Turkey has created a solar panel that can be strapped to a donkey so that sheepherders can be connected to the internet even in the rural environments their jobs demand them to be. The solar panels produce as much as 7 kilowatts of electricity. This can be used to power cell phones, laptops, lights, pretty much anything. It’s great to see development in rural areas like this. The next time I’m driving to New Hampshire, I’ll have to remember to bring along a solar powered donkey for that one stretch of i91 where I have no cell service.