A teen built a washer and dryer from water bottles

A Nigerian teen who goes online by the name Smartician has built a working miniature washer and dryer out of two plastic water bottles, some cardboard, glue, wires, and a small motor. He takes requests from viewers, and someone asked for a washing machine. He decided a washer needed a dryer beside it, so he made both. The washer fills with water at the press of a button, agitates a soapy scrap of cloth, and hands off to the spin chamber next door, which wrings the cloth nearly dry. Past builds include a blender and a model Lamborghini. The commenters, as commenters do, immediately started fundraising scholarships on his behalf. He may not need them. Smartician recently became the youngest recipient of the Nigerian Youth Academy startup scholarship, worth 1 million naira, or about $728.