We think it’s safe to assume that all of you out there would love it if Beijing had zero pollution. Right? And if you’re like us, you’ll pretty much entertain any solution to the capital’s air quality problem. Well, this might just be the best solution – or at least the most entertaining one – we’ve ever heard about.
An inventor, surnamed Du, submitted a patent application with the State Intellectual Property Office outlining his "fan-away smog plan," Global Times reports. The plan is to quite literally fan smog away from Beijing.
Let us explain.
The idea is to equip 15 million people in Beijing with giant fans and have them wave the fans at the same time and in the same direction. According to Du’s research, it would take about an hour to disperse “light” smog.
But if you think Du didn’t put time and effort into his plan, you’re wrong. Du spent seven years researching the project. He even went so far as to plan out the logistics of where to store these 15 million fans (in parks and bus stations) and how to coordinate the mass fanning (using TV, radio and text messages).
And he fully believes that his plan can work.
“Of course I believe that,” Du said. “Otherwise I wouldn’t have spent a large amount of time and energy to do the research.”
Fair enough.
Du submitted his proposal back in March. But according to one official at the State Intellectual Property Office it isn’t under “essential review.” Most proposals don't get past that stage. Looks like it’s back to the drawing board with this one.
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