A US-based Covenant University graduate,
Ayokunle Adeniran has invented an iron that
works without electricity or coal.
The ‘Iron Rhino’ as it is formally called is
Nigeria’s first ‘NEPAless’ gas-powered iron
which does not need electricity to work. It
makes use of little gas canisters.
The mechanical engineer said it was
disappointment that inspired him to invent the
iron.
He said: “My inspiration came from
disappointment. One day, I needed to meet up
with my dad at the airport, and the clothing I
wanted to wear was rumpled, I was unhappy and
had to wear something else. This disappointment
brought about the spark of creativity in my head
so I decided to proceed with the idea of having
an alternative source of powering clothes iron.
“The Iron Rhino is a product I designed in
response to the inability of people to iron their
clothes due to electrical power outages. It is a
butane gas powered pressing iron, meaning it
does not require electricity to function. It looks
very similar to and functions like existing electric
irons. The butane comes in canisters that retail
for about N120 and can last for 1 week usage at
20 minutes daily ironing.”
Though gas is not a renewable source of energy,
it is healthier and cleaner than oil or burning
coal. When gas is burned, it only releases carbon
dioxide and water vapor (which are the exact
same gases that we breathe out when we
exhale)
The Iron Rhino is very reliable as it functions at
most habitable environmental conditions. It is
also said to be user friendly.
This makes it easy for Nigerians to press their
clothes without having to wait for NEPA, PHCN
or DISCO.
A US-based Covenant University graduate,
Ayokunle Adeniran has invented an iron that
works without electricity or coal.
The ‘Iron Rhino’ as it is formally called is
Nigeria’s first ‘NEPAless’ gas-powered iron
which does not need electricity to work. It
makes use of little gas canisters.
The mechanical engineer said it was
disappointment that inspired him to invent the
iron.
He said: “My inspiration came from
disappointment. One day, I needed to meet up
with my dad at the airport, and the clothing I
wanted to wear was rumpled, I was unhappy and
had to wear something else. This disappointment
brought about the spark of creativity in my head
so I decided to proceed with the idea of having
an alternative source of powering clothes iron.
“The Iron Rhino is a product I designed in
response to the inability of people to iron their
clothes due to electrical power outages. It is a
butane gas powered pressing iron, meaning it
does not require electricity to function. It looks
very similar to and functions like existing electric
irons. The butane comes in canisters that retail
for about N120 and can last for 1 week usage at
20 minutes daily ironing.”
Though gas is not a renewable source of energy,
it is healthier and cleaner than oil or burning
coal. When gas is burned, it only releases carbon
dioxide and water vapor (which are the exact
same gases that we breathe out when we
exhale)
The Iron Rhino is very reliable as it functions at
most habitable environmental conditions. It is
also said to be user friendly.
This makes it easy for Nigerians to press their
clothes without having to wait for NEPA, PHCN
or DISCO.
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