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Two yoot-based eco-vids

Posted by Sarah van Schagen at 1:17 PM on 26 Jan 2007

For those of you who haven't read Grist List yet today (and why not, hm?), we called attention to two yoot-based eco-vids. But Grist List isn't exactly G-rated, so I wanted to call attention to them here, too.

The first is a charming series of videos created by fourth-graders at The Park School in Massachusetts. Led by teacher Ted Wells, the class has embarked on a mission to green the school. The videos, which were shared with the entire school (and now the inter-web!), explain the importance of recycling using student-recited facts, slo-mo action sequences to the tune of "Chariots of Fire," and a superhero named "Recycling Boy." They were even featured on an episode of Heidi Cullen's "Climate Code." The website itself is being managed by one of the ten-year-olds; I recommend checking it out -- the enthusiasm and innocence of these kids is enough to melt even the most cynical of green-hearts. The children are our future, dontcha know!

The second video also involves the yoots -- but these kids are actors. Far as I can tell, it's a music video for a remix of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall." I love the way it was filmed in the black and white, and the concept overall wins major points for creativity:

We've speculated about this a bit at Grist HQ, but does anyone out there know why they'd be putting a brick in the fridge?

Bad dads

and their beer cans. Very cute indeed. A battle for the minds of our youth. A parent talked the school board where my daughter is to use soy based biodiesel in the buses. Environmentalism used to be so much simpler.

I Googled it.

It increases the thermal mass. No more than a gallon of water or milk would though, so, kind of dumb really. A fridge filled with bricks will use less energy than one mostly empty. One brick however would not be noticeable. Not analogus to a brick in the toilet tank.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

Way Cute!!

   In youth is our hope for the world!!  

patrick

Brick in the fridge

Hey Grist,

I speculate that the reason they put a brick in the fridge is as follows:

Putting a brick in the fridge is much like puting a jug of water in...when the fridge is relatively empty, it keeps and stores the coolness, especially if the fridge is opened and closed often.

The brick is like a holding agent. Adding more mass to the inside of the fridge allows it to maintain a constant temperature. (as opposed to an empty fridge, which would quikly lose its coolness when opened.)

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