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BarBeach TV debuts

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BarBeach TV debuts - U pload videos you find interesting and stand the chance of winning 500 naira recharge card daily and other goodies  With more and more Nigerians brandishing internet ready mobile phones, BarbeachTv a proudly Nigerian owned company has launched a seamless and innovative mobile application that allows you upload, share and view your videos with all your friends. BarbeachTv which has been tagged by many as Nigeria’s own ‘Youtube’ runs an ‘upload and win’ competition where hundreds of thousands of recharge cards as well as other prizes will be won daily simply by you uploading your hottest or funniest videos and sharing them with friends. Check them out on  Barbeachtv.com  on your mobile or desktop and don’t forget to leave a reply on what you think about BarbeachTv.

Four Nigerian teenage girls develop a urine-powered generator

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Four Nigerian teenage girls develop a urine-powered generator Four Nigerian teenage girls - Duro-Aina Adebola (14), Akindele Abiola (14), Faleke Oluwatoyin (14) and Bello Eniola (15) have created something truly incredible, even if it's a little dangerous..:-). The girls invented a urine powered generator which was showcased at this year's Maker Faire Africa held in Lagos a few days back. Continue to see how it works.... According to  Maker Faire Africa , an annual event which showcases inventions, the system works like this: Urine is put into an electrolytic cell, which separates out the hydrogen. The hydrogen goes into a water filter for purification, which then gets pushed into the gas cylinder. The gas cylinder pushes hydrogen into a cylinder of liquid borax, which is used to remove the moisture from the hydrogen gas. This purified hydrogen gas is pushed into the generator.  1 Liter of urine gives you 6 hours of electricity.   Why is it a little dang