By Kim Atienza
Some seasons back, we featured on Matanglawin TV 10th grade students from the Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science who impressed us with their innovation of the Multifaceted Window. Such window serves as an emergency exit during fires or other accidents.
The students were inspired by the Kentex Factory Fire in Valenzuela, believed to be the worst case of factory fire in the Philippines. In that factory fire, 72 people died.
The Multifaceted Window presented contains a built-in MQ2 smoke sensor that detects smoke and heat. It then unlocks the window for people to exit safely. The students entered their innovation in the Regional Invention Contest Exhibit where they won third place.
Saludo kami sa inyo, mga MATH-titinik na estudyante ng Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science!
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In the UK, Boxing Day (December 24th) was originally celebrated by the servants of noble families. On that day after Christmas, they would “box up” leftovers of their masters as take-home food for themselves.
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