MORTIMER’S IDEA: The Cychlo-Surfer- a combination of a bicycle and glass bottom surfboard
Looking for surfboard, bicycle, and/or kayak manufacturers to build prototype
+ What is your name?
Mortimer Petersen
+ Are you submitting as a team or as an individual?
Individual submission
+ Where are you located?
South Africa
+ In one sentence, tell us about your idea.
My idea is a combination of a surfboard and a cycle on which the rider is prone and admires the sea life through a glass bottom.
+ Describe your ideal collaborative partner or partners.
Surfboard manufacturers and people in the natural indigenous tourism industry. I need help from people with experience in building innovative surfboards.
+ What is the most immediate or most pressing challenge you're facing right now?
The most immediate challenge I am facing right now is finding people with the necessary engineering skills to design the gear mechanism necessary for the cycle drive of the propeller.
+ What is it about your idea that makes you feel good?
My idea makes me feel good in that it is human driven, and does not impact on the environment, and that there are opportunities for the indigenous people who often are the owners of natural beauty spots to also benefit from this idea.
+ What makes your idea innovative? Why has no one ever done it before?
My idea is innovative in that you lie prone on the board, you do not have to be a surfer or a cyclist and you can still get to enjoy the beauty of nature.
+ Who will benefit the most from your idea?
The people benefiting the most from my idea will be the indigenous people who will be able to generate an income by renting and maintaining the boards.
+ Ideally, when would you launch this idea?
In a year
+ Indicate which UN goals your idea relates to?
Zero Hunger Reduced Inequality Decent Work and Economic Growth Affordable and Clean Energy No Poverty Responsible Consumption and Production Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Good Health and Well-being Partnerships to achieve the Goal
+ At Sigmund, we are interested in ideas at the intersection of People, Planet, and Profit. How does your idea relate to these three categories?
My idea is profitable, as it is possible expensive initially but it will soon become profitable as it is so accessible across all age groups.
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