Help fund a scientific mission to the Gobi desert, to test and document the installation of the world's first Sandstorm Detector powered by Darude's 1999 Eurodance classic. <img class="not-resizable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/28636534_1522863253.3811_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /> Desert communities around the world are under threat. How long can we afford to turn our backs on our rapidly shrivelling planet, and how should the morally-endowed Western middle classes respond? Thanks to the sensibly-agreed merger of science and the free market, there is an answer. With challenges come opportunity and with opportunity comes innovation. Chin Stroke Research and Development presents Project Sandstorm, a bold solution to one of the most daunting crises of our time.


Thanks to everyone who has donated so far. The installation of the sandstorm detector was a decisive leap forward for climate science. Our documentary trailer is out now:


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Here is a brief introduction to the original prototype as broadcast on live TV: <iframe media_type="0" media_id="BxIVboS3jNA" class="youtube-replace" title="YouTube video player" style="margin-bottom:20px;width:560px;height:315px;" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/BxIVboS3jNA/?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="1"></iframe> <img class="not-resizable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/28636534_1522863396.1199_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /> Project Sandstorm is an early-warning sandstorm detector designed to emit an alarm when wind-speed and dust particulate density reach dangerous levels. Using a patented Darude™ early-warning system, Project Sandstorm notifies nearby populations of the speed and severity of incoming sandstorms - allowing them to differentiate between a catastrophic natural disaster and an everyday dusty gust.  <img class="not-resizable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/28636534_1524591845.1461_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /> Component block diagram:


<img class="not-resizable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/28636534_1524591907.9021_funddescription.png" alt="" width="100%" /> <img class="not-resizable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/28636534_1522863346.2705_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /> We are asking for contributions towards the cost of setting up and maintaining a 6-month pilot scheme in the Gobi Desert. A crew of engineers, climate specialists, geographers and unpaid media interns will travel to the remote front-line in the war on desertification. <img class="not-resizable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/28636534_1522864422.5164_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /> We will use cutting-edge technology developed in-house to monitor the project and relay vital information back to the hermetically-sealed cultural vacuum of our UK laboratory. <img class="not-resizable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/28636534_1522863419.0322_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /> The second prong of our mission is to raise awareness of climate science and of the threat to mankind. We will produce a documentary highlighting the plight of precarious communities and the consequences of humanity's inaction. Our team has extensive film-making and broadcasting experience, having worked on a wide-range of high-profile projects for internationally-recognised clients. Where other angst-ridden Westerners with GoPros have failed, we will bring our message of gap-year philanthropy to the world. <img class="not-resizable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/28636534_1522863522.8498_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /> At the heart of Chin Stroke R&amp;D's work is a focus on locally-integrated solutions to global problems. Applying a holistic methodology that is tailored to meet the needs of local and indigenous communities, Chin Stroke R&amp;D sets out to work alongside governmental and development sectors to achieve tangible climate goals with self-congratulatory efficiency. We stand on the edge of a precipice, teetering on the brink of climate catastrophe. Like a bad, bad doggy staring into a soiled kennel, we know not what we do. Yes, future generations will judge us on our recklessness - but also on our ability to sooth our collective guilt.  Donate today to pay some strangers on the internet to shoulder the responsibility of your environmental impact.  <img class="not-resizable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/28636534_1522863576.0187_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /> Credits: Aidan Hepburn, Alex Noble, Bertie Suesat-Williams, Chase Coley, Josh Goldsmith, Ned Suesat-Williams, Theresa Baumgartner. 


Chin Stroke TV 2019

Project Sandstorm: A Documentary

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