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Tree Tape by Nitipak Samsen
Designer Nitipak Samsen has created a measuring tape to translate the amount of carbon stored in a tree into the amount of carbon emitted by activities like breathing and car journeys.
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Called Tree Tape, the product can be downloaded from Samsen's website, printed and assembled for use in schools.
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Each one printed can be customised for the appropriate tree and activity.
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See the credit card-operated carbon-offsetting meter that attaches to trees Samsen created while studying at the Royal College of Art in our earlier story.
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The following information is from Samsen:
Ever wondered how much CO2 absorbed in a tree? And how much is how much?
In the process of developing the BuyProduct project, I designed a tree measuring tape for children. This tape translates how much CO2 absorbed in the tree into the amount of activities rather than grams of CO2, e.g. 1 hour on a flight or 2 days of breathing.
Since then I received quite a few interests wanted to use it in schools. So I decided to make it available for public to create and try it for themselves.
I've made a web app, user selects the tree type and the activity, it will create the PDF which will be printed, cut, glued and ready to try.
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