13-year-old Malaysian kid makes a power bank with cardboard for his brother

13-year-old Malaysian kid makes a power bank with cardboard for his brother

Tony Stark built an arc reactor in a cave with a box of scraps, but in the realm of real life, a 13-year-old kid in Malaysia built a working power bank at home out of cardboard and cables. 

Earlier this week, Twitter user @Goodensora just had to share a heartwarming story, in which he was gifted with a handmade portable charger crafted by his younger brother. This, after the older brother mentioned that he needed to wait for his salary to come in before he could buy a power bank. 

Sure, it might not look like much (and may not hold a lot of power), but what electrical apparatus did you build when you were 13? Nothing? Shush. 

The man then shared that he got home from work one day to be pleasantly surprised by his younger brother, who presented him with an imperfect but functional power bank. Cardboard was used as the battery enclosure with slots cut out to fit the USB input port and an on-off rocker switch. Thankfully, he didn't pull wily tricks like adding bags of sand and iron nails for heft

“It’s not always that your little brother does something out of the box,” @Goodensora shared, adding that he’ll be treating the kid with a McDonald’s meal to show his appreciation. To prove that the homemade power bank actually works, he uploaded a clip of the DIY device in action. 

“He appreciates all the kind words from you guys,” wrote @Goodensora after receiving a wave of responses on Twitter. “He will keep improving to make sure (the device) is safer to use and longer-lasting,” he assured, expressing the hope that his brother will invent something in the future.

Not to put down the efforts of the teen or anything, but it is fairly easy and cheap to make your own power bank at home, as long as you've got access to the internet for instructions. Still, the lengths that the kid went through to make his older brother happy is commendable — and frankly, adorable. 

ilyas@asiaone.com

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