Artist Matt Hope, wearing a helmet, pushes his air
filtration bike out of his studio on a hazy day in
Beijing, on March 26, 2013. Using an IKEA perforated
garbage can, moped helmet, fighter-pilot breathing
mask, wheel-powered generator and home air
filtration system, Beijing-based artist Matt Hope
built a "breathing bicycle" as a way of protecting
himself from air pollution. While pedalling,
electricity is generated for the power to activate
the system to filter out haze and provide the rider
with clean air, local media reported.
(Reuters/Petar
Kujundzic)
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