Peter Dawe believed his strange invention could be popular and help rough sleepers all over the world. The design — two bins joined together at the lid hinge, was laughed at on social media. But the man, from Ely, Cambridgeshire, now plans to make a YouTube video showing people how to create their own pod, which he says it cost just £100.
Mr Dawe made millions of money after founding Unipalm, the UK's first commercial Internet provider. He said he came up with the idea to build the homeless pods after trying to create an electric car out of bins. "I saw the rough sleepers complaining their living conditions," said Dawe. "It is very bad to lie on the street in a sleeping bag." The inventor said that building the homeless pod was as easy as screwing two bins together. He said, "In fact,it’s really safe and dry."
But people have criticized Mr Dawe, saying that asking homeless people to sleep in his invention is demeaning, which looks like two bins that have been knocked over. Stewart Graeme said, “Shipping containers for the homeless are a great idea. I don't know whether to laugh in doubt or cry.” While Matthew Taylor said, "This is possibly one of the worst and most demeaning inventions that I've ever seen. Remember that you could buy a cheap tent for that price and it might actually work to sleep in." But Dawe said, "Hopefully they will like it, and more rough sleepers will have a good night."Whether or not his invention catches on, the need for a way to the problem of rough sleeping is clear.
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