This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the
PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in
Plumbing.
In this Badge Bit, you will make a water wheel to generate some power. Flowing water has been used for ages to power stuff. Let's try that ourselves!
Here's a guy with a cool one. It doesn't generate power yet but you can see how he'd do it:
To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- build a water wheel and install it
- homemade
- at least 4' diameter
- provides usable power - electrical, mechanical, pumping, etc
To show you've completed this Badge Bit, provide proof of the following as pics or video (less than two minutes):
- some of the parts you're building it from
- construction underway (several times during the construction)
- finished water wheel
- installed and working
- evidence of useful power being generated