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Jul 28, 2007
"Vision is perhaps our greatest strength ... it has kept us alive to the power and continuity of thought through the centuries, it makes us peer into the future and lends shape to the unknown." --Li Ka Shing
Bubble Wrap & An Inventive Teen
Grayson Rosenberger's mother lost both her legs in an auto accident when she was a teenager. Both his parents now work with prosthetic patients in Africa. The 15-year-old from Nashville found a way to join their effort when he was recognized as the grand prize winner in a Bubble Wrap Competition for Young Inventors. Rosenberger was able to turn a basic artificial leg into a more realistic one using a heat gun to mold Bubble Wrap cushioning around the steel rod of a prosthetic limb to give it muscle-like tone and shape. He said his invention should benefit amputees in Africa who are viewed strangely because they have to "walk around with an open metal rod" as a leg. Later this year, he plans to visit Ghana with his parents to fit some patients with his low-cost invention.
BE THE CHANGE
Practice the strength of vision today: consider how you can use something abundant around you in a way that is creative and meaningful.
