i am so surprised by the lines of thought i am seeing on this thread.could it be real?

1.This is a girl that could as easily hv taken to any other life other than taking time to think out this invention being a girl.She could as easily hv gone into drugs or porn to make money.
2 .She never studied engineering.the invention was based solely on the strength of her own will power and self-education.
3.She thought out an ideology based solution,not just creativitity based technolodgy.

The fact is that the greatest thing america taught her was (as she said herself ) the tendency to look for solution to problems.which is wat our youth should learn instead of a reflexive govt-bashing attitude in every turn.

How many students of a particular discipline would even pick up a text of another discipline and glance through it?Check out the hunger for knowledge acquisition and book work in the average university student in nigeria.
Or cant u guys see from this thread the dangerous lane for which the nigerian youth is headed?the tendency for tribalizing any issue and knee-jerk govt bashing.

ikecaesar: d only invention ur papa invented was a useless person like u

ouch!! Sorry......"yeeee!!"

Hezron Lorraine: must u award every news to one tribe or the other.una sef dey give person headache.

dnt mind d guy..he isnt igbo.one of dos pple dt enjoys e-bashing

ok.

deeptesting:

If that is the case the honor is questionable because i will furnish you with names of people who have done more in solution based innovation and nobody has ever heard of them,even their local government refused to honor them..However,my concern is the Government attendant plan to open a factory for the production of this football and sell it to Nigerians.I hope the electric football will be used to power the factory plant when it is finally established.

Not just solution based but linking the peoples greatest passion to a solution to their problem.can u get the implication.football and light:our passion solves our headache.its the spirit that is recognized.

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originbm:




I think you got the quote wrong.If u read the thread again u will see that the girl was honored not just for producing a device that can generate power,but for a solution based enterprenurship derived from (and dis is where the stroke of genuis comes in) amplyfing a particular passion of people into an answer to their need.she was not made an ambassador for phcn,but for enterpreneurship.it is wat an invention like this represents for our youth that is celebrated,not just the invention.i for one am motivated by the system of thought that culminated in these devices....the idea behind them is awesome....

God bless you. Let those who dwell only in negativity continue while others are advancing. Nigeria will continue to move forward whether haters like it or not. Congrats to the young lady, we are proud of you.

What is the point of GEJ's science PhD and the other 'eggheads' in his cabinet if they keep embarrassing us with their yokel reactions to every minor innovation (not invention, mind). Surely they have heard about piezoelectricity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piezoelectricity and have seen those rubber balls that light up when struck sold in Lagos traffic? They must also have heard about the rechargeable radios and lamps which hit the market over a decade ago which are energized by manual winding?

Sometimes one wonders why we are so blessed by so many Baba Salas in this government. With so much time wasted on every kind of silliness is it any wonder power hasn't been fixed much less transport, health, security or any other pressing need of this nation? Is this how Obama and other leaders waste their time with high school science projects? It was yokels like these who sold Africa for mirrors and firewater when the Oyinbos dazed us with their toys.

Mr. President you have shown through this devastating menace of an act that you just don't know what you are doing. How can a ball that generates three hours of 100 watts or 10 volts electricity benefit industrial production in this Nigeria. Will it bring back Guinness Plc to Nigeria. Can it carry all the electrical applinaces in my house? I am not a little gutted at this macadamized thoroughfare. You and Aganga are so clueless. People go to Harvard to study, they come and recognize them but you can't fund our universities. You can't make our universities perform like Harvard! What is wrong with you?

In fact, we Igbos won't vote you in 2015. You don't deserve our votes.

originbm:


Not just solution based but linking the peoples greatest passion to a solution to their problem.can u get the implication.football and light:our passion solves our headache.its the spirit that is recognized.

I wish not to continue on this issue with you as i do not want to be seen as insensitive to Jessica`s achievement,yes,it is a good feet and i am happy with her especially on her ability to delve outside her field of study which obviously is a quality that is lacking in our youths.. My concern is for the Goodluck administration to use the resources at its disposal to bring an uninterrupted power supply to the homes of Nigerians...(Or is that too much to ask for?) This is 21st century.

If I may add, a president can't honor everybody. The Us president can not honor all the brave soldiers in Iraq or Afghanistan, but only a handful. Even if GEJ honored the guys in Ilorin or Nsukka as someone mentioned, haters will still find holes in them. That an inventor was honored should be an inspiration to other inventors, it must not be you for you to see that your field is appreciated. God bless Nigeria.

My questions be say:
1. i fit use am play monkey post?

2. if the tear nko?

3. weton go happen to my light if Pa Chima (Landlord) seize d ball?

mmmmhhhh... fish dey smell hia oh!!!

tankoemmanuel: Nonsense! Arrant nonsense! Blatant nonsense! What fuse! So because she is connected ( you must be connected to have studied in Harvard) they made her Entrepreneurship Ambassador. What of the two UNILORIN students that invented a prototype of an aircraft? What of the Physics and Astronomy student of UNN that invented a uranium-powered and gas-powered military ammunition device? Don't they deserve to be recognised?
I bet Aganga and her father or who ever 'knows her' (Femi Kayode style) is behind this recognition. Can't she decline the ambassadorial thing? Must she be an ambassador?
Now we have to play ball to have electricity. Please take that thing to the Tundra region where there is no sunlight. We don't want to play ball. We are busy: English premier league starts today. Please carry your balls back to Harvard.

Recognition is not the aim of science and technolodgy.The aim of science and technolodgy is to better the lot of mankind.Many great scientists were not even recognized in their lifetime and they never pushed it.Gregor Mendel ,the father of genetics,was a monk whose works was not even taken as relevant till yrs after his death.no one would look at thomas edison's electric bulb.The great einstein was refused the nobel prize before he later won it...and a host of other greats who only beacame great in retrospect.

When the sole motivation for inventions become recognition,intellectual clannishness,tribalism and shoddy research methods result.The role any scientist plays is greater than the scientist and so loyalty to the religion of science is of paramount importance.There are lab technicians,teachers,support researchers that play an equally important roles but r never recognized.

If a scientist is recognizes for his work in his or her life time,good.but if not that should not be the ultimate source of satisfaction.Time and chance makes everything happen.If the political permutations make you recognized in ur lifetime for ur work,okay.if not,continue your work.
Politicians are naturally attention seekers.The conditioning of a scientist should make him one of the most disciplined creatures on earth.much like a well-trained soldier.

So if the girl had the opportunity to thru connections get recognized,so be it.thats not the greatest thing that could happen to a scientist....

originbm:


Not just solution based but linking the peoples greatest passion to a solution to their problem.can u get the implication.football and light:our passion solves our headache.its the spirit that is recognized.

Lets get something clear Nigerian big men have passion for watching football and not playing. i bet if you decide to kick that ball for the whole 30mins ...i would advise that they have an air ambulance on standby.

tankoemmanuel: Nonsense! Arrant nonsense! Blatant nonsense! What fuse! So because she is connected ( you must be connected to have studied in Harvard) they made her Entrepreneurship Ambassador. What of the two UNILORIN students that invented a prototype of an aircraft? What of the Physics and Astronomy student of UNN that invented a uranium-powered and gas-powered military ammunition device? Don't they deserve to be recognised?
I bet Aganga and her father or who ever 'knows her' (Femi Kayode style) is behind this recognition. Can't she decline the ambassadorial thing? Must she be an ambassador?
Now we have to play ball to have electricity. Please take that thing to the Tundra region where there is no sunlight. We don't want to play ball. We are busy: English premier league starts today. Please carry your balls back to Harvard.

Recognition is not the aim of science and technolodgy.The aim of science and technolodgy is to better the lot of mankind.Many great scientists were not even recognized in their lifetime and they never pushed it.Gregor Mendel ,the father of genetics,was a monk whose works was not even taken as relevant till yrs after his death.no one would look at thomas edison's electric bulb.The great einstein was refused the nobel prize before winning it in 1922...and a host of other greats who only beacame great in retrospect.

When the sole motivation for inventions become recognition,intellectual clannishness,tribalism and shoddy research methods result.The role any scientist plays is greater than the scientist and so loyalty to the religion of science is of paramount importance.There are lab technicians,teachers,support researchers that play an equally important roles but r never recognized.

If a scientist is recognized for his work in his or her life time,good.but if not that should not be the ultimate source of satisfaction.Time and chance makes everything happen.If the political permutations make you recognized in ur lifetime for ur work,okay.if not,continue your work.
Politicians are naturally attention seekers.The conditioning of a scientist should make him one of the most disciplined creatures on earth.much like a well-trained soldier.

So if the girl had the opportunity to thru connections get recognized,so be it.thats not the greatest thing that could happen to a scientist....

comradestalk:

Lets get something clear Nigerian big men have passion for watching football and not playing. i bet if you decide to kick that ball for the whole 30mins ...i would advise that they have an air ambulance on standby.

1:The issue is the sociological imagery.They love watching because people are kicking the football.If there is no football on the field and all the players r just running around then no one would watch,and its no longer football.

2.The issue is celebrating a scientific attitude in a discussion like this.Improvements may come up subsequently or a new idea better than this might come up later,as is expected of any invention,but the issue is the nigerian youth realizing the immense power of the mind...

3.Who knows it might be that u would come up with an innovation the idea,making it non-kick-dependent...

Publicity stunt...Well done!

As much as I am impressed and proud as a Nigerian that she has at such a 'young' age, come up with this innovation. As an Entrepreneur, I do have my reservations about her been hastily rushed to see the President with the product, because I think she still has a lot of work to do. The best the Nigerian government can ever do for her is to probably say; "lets buy about a million of Jessica's balls and then distribute to every local government area in Nigeria." As an Entrepreneur, this model isn't sustainable, because she will not be able develop her own natural product distribution channels neither will she be able to get the right feedback from the 'real' users of the ball. She should have been allowed to independently test her products in the market here and probably fix every issue that might arise (i.e if they do). This is important because, I believe she will probably be looking beyond Nigeria to sell or even licence her product(i.e if she owns the patent), or would she also be visiting all the Presidents or ministers in those countries before her product sells? All these big titles they are giving her now will simply distract her from continuing with her 'actual' work or perfecting her product and leveraging on the same technology to create new ones. All that said, if she is just content as an innovator to simply make this product available in Nigeria then, her moves are well in order.

On a lighter note,I won't be surprised if PDP, APGA or APC starts distributing the balls as campaign souvenirs in 2015.

deeptesting:

I wish not to continue on this issue with you as i do not want to be seen as insensitive to Jessica`s achievement,yes,it is a good feet and i am happy with her especially on her ability to delve outside her field of study which obviously is a quality that is lacking in our youths.. My concern is for the Goodluck administration to use the resources at its disposal to bring an uninterrupted power supply to the homes of Nigerians...(Or is that too much to ask for?) This is 21st century.

Of course its not too much to ask.
But what im saying is that converting such a thread as this into a govt-bashing thread especially by the youth exposes a lazy mental attitude to issues.It seems like every analyses of situations is reduced to pusillanimous blame-shifting.This attitude implies an acceptance of failure.its like the nigerian youth today hv already made up the stories they would tell their kids tommorrow,and the synopsis is:"Our govt caused it."
Stories like that of the lady above tells the tale of the triumph of mind over matter...

What would happen if someone just raised up an issue about an idea he or she was working on?
What would happen if someone said"aah,that lady beat me to my idea.i was already thinking of it."

Nigerian govt is nothing to write home about,but when the youth start making it an inexorable wall of defence,then their generation is becoming nothing to write home about also.
tnks.

Baybe:

omo seee white teethes

ok.

Gud invention. I hope dis ball wuld be used in npl games and wuld be affordable 4 d masses. I doubt it tho

cramjones: If she was living in Nigeria...she would not have invented this...Period! Has Jonathan and the so called Aganga created opportunities for the young ones to think of problem solving inventions? NO!!! They are more preoccupied with the several problems facing Nigeria - light, roads, insecurity, ASUU strike etc...The FG should be an inspiration to Nigerians and not Jessica...Jessica grew up in the United States, all our youths can't go to the US in order to live out their full potentials...the should have same opportunity in Nigeria too!

u get sense. Let those bigot die of envy, do they knw wht it is to concieve and actualise an idea? It is even nt being pushed to us, it is already in use in New York.

Someone that studied psychology and Economics in Harvard invented that, wen me, that studied engineering in nigeria cannot even invent a Toy... Jonathan don't u think? Don't u think at all? Don't u think its high time to check on the ASUU demand?

ibrozyconcept: Someone that studied psychology and Economics in Harvard invented that, wen me, that studied engineering in nigeria cannot even invent a Toy... Jonathan don't u think? Don't u think at all? Don't u think its high time to check on the ASUU demand?

thought of dat also..ASUU IS NOTIN BUT A SELFISH UNION.I KNW OF SOME MECHANICAL ENG. LECTURERS DAT CANT EVEN IDENTIFY D GASKET IN DERE CARS.

rubbish naija govt ! Dey don tak dier share of her kpekus enough b4 dem compensate her wit dis minor JETS club project. Com see enough science project 4rm my rural environment wey govt nor agree 2 even recognise tuk less 2 grant award 2 dem

originbm:


Recognition is not the aim of science and technolodgy.The aim of science and technolodgy is to better the lot of mankind.Many great scientists were not even recognized in their lifetime and they never pushed it.Gregor Mendel ,the father of genetics,was a monk whose works was not even taken as relevant till yrs after his death.no one would look at thomas edison's electric bulb.The great einstein never received a nobel prize in his life time...and a host of other greats who only beacame great in retrospect.

When the sole motivation for inventions become recognition,intellectual clannishness,tribalism and shoddy research methods result.The role any scientist plays is greater than the scientist and so loyalty to the religion of science is of paramount importance.There are lab technicians,teachers,support researchers that play an equally important roles but r never recognized.

If a scientist is recognizes for his work in his or her life time,good.but if not that should not be the ultimate source of satisfaction.Time and chance makes everything happen.If the political permutations make you recognized in ur lifetime for ur work,okay.if not,continue your work.
Politicians are naturally attention seekers.The conditioning of a scientist should make him one of the most disciplined creatures on earth.much like a well-trained soldier.

So if the girl had the opportunity to thru connections get recognized,so be it.thats not the greatest thing that could happen to a scientist....

To urself now, u think say u knw smthing and science. There is no scientist, inventor that does nt want to be heard. If he does nt want to be praised and worship or reverend fine, but a scientist wants to be knwn. Check all greatest complains and plight most scientist and inventors say they encounter, they are discouragement, disapproval( even frm well knw scientist) and scorn frm Bigot like u. Moreover wht have been accepted in D U.S, It is irrelevant if nigerian accept, again, gain in D U.S and nigeria wont relate. Also it is subject to further initative $ innovations. D boy that made a one tyre bike, was told likely things many of u ppl are saying especially frm a special jealous trait tribe here, i am trying to tell u things recent inventors faced, nt ppl who scorned D idea of automobile taking over horses, anything which could fly other birds e.t.c. I wonder Y now u ppl see D need 4 GEJ to work faster, bcus its nt D regular name, D most educated of D world! And because so many empty heads which actually thinks fluent english writing and speaking make them intellectual, let sight possible use of that invention. First is ur country with erractic power supply and high pollution power alternative. Somebdy on mountain excursion can carry such ball with only an extension socket to charge phones and device as u may nt be able to carry heavy generator up a mountain especially whn its steepy. U can use it in ur homes instead of going across to charge phone outside, in a small office instead of a polluting generator(both in noise and toxic) u(a researcher) may use it in D desert, forest or even divers in D sea. U can hold that ball whn travelling to place u have uncertainty of power. U can hold it whn u knw some equipment will run down and need power in a work or an expedition site. Pls lets stop D bad habit being held by many of stupid talk out of jealousy. And of that student of Nssuka, i fear that D uraniun whtever is too far for even lecturer to construct in nigeria, considering wht it takes to handle radioactivity. Even if it certified safe, nigerians are still corrupt that they even still allow westerners to bring into nigeria spent nuclear fuel.

Make una stop this unnecessary plenty grammar abeg. We don get plenty of this kind invention.arrangee invention. Na today, who go even buy am sef them just they worsen our case. Mikano go buy the products go sell for for chad and niger. Tchewww

Somebody should please enlighten me.

What are they celebrating? This childish invention? Juggling a ball for 30mins to have a 2 and half supply of electricity. Can't we all see that Jonathan is a dumb ass?. And the president is celebrating this rubbish by a US BASED NIGERIAN.

Are there no Nigerian residents who are doing more greater and excellent inventions? What has the Government done to assist them? Where's Engr Ayo Awojobi today? Are his inventions not more brilliant, useful & regarded? Where is this brilliant Medical Doctor in Eruwa?

If they want to give her appointment. They could do that for all we care but they shld not dress a pig to call it pearl. There are much more Local breed Nigerians with more fantastic and marketable inventions.

Its well with Nigeria.

what a silly president! #pls don't ban me, seun I know you love python and this is how python makes comment

Messi j: To urself now, u think say u knw smthing and science. There is no scientist, inventor that does nt want to be heard. If he does nt want to be praised and worship or reverend fine, but a scientist wants to be knwn. Check all greatest complains and plight most scientist and inventors say they encounter, they are discouragement, disapproval( even frm well knw scientist) and scorn frm Bigot like u. Moreover wht have been accepted in D U.S, It is irrelevant if nigerian accept, again, gain in D U.S and nigeria wont relate. Also it is subject to further initative $ innovations. D boy that made a one tyre bike, was told likely things many of u ppl are saying especially frm a special jealous trait tribe here, i am trying to tell u things recent inventors faced, nt ppl who scorned D idea of automobile taking over horses, anything which could fly other birds e.t.c. I wonder Y now u ppl see D need 4 GEJ to work faster, bcus its nt D regular name, D most educated of D world! And because so many empty heads which actually thinks fluent english writing and speaking make them intellectual, let sight possible use of that invention. First is ur country with erractic power supply and high pollution power alternative. Somebdy on mountain excursion can carry such ball with only an extension socket to charge phones and device as u may nt be able to carry heavy generator up a mountain especially whn its steepy. U can use it in ur homes instead of going across to charge phone outside, in a small office instead of a polluting generator(both in noise and toxic) u(a researcher) may use it in D desert, forest or even divers in D sea. U can hold that ball whn travelling to place u have uncertainty of power. U can hold it whn u knw some equipment will run down and need power in a work or an expedition site. Pls lets stop D bad habit being held by many of stupid talk out of jealousy. And of that student of Nssuka, i fear that D uraniun whtever is too far for even lecturer to construct in nigeria, considering wht it takes to handle radioactivity. Even if it certified safe, nigerians are still corrupt that they even still allow westerners to bring into nigeria spent nuclear fuel.

1.I am ashamed of u.i guess u r a graduate or an aspiring one,yet u cant even organise your points.a primary school student can do better.
2.I have nothing to reply cause obviously u cant read and write.you are barely literate and incapable of any form of objective analysis.someone like you cant make any arguement without leaping to ad hominem and tribalism.
3.You come to a forum like this to make beer palour arguements.if u hv something to say i hv not seen it.u rambled a full paragraph without adequate punctuation,and delineation of ur premises and want someone to take you seriously.not to talk of ur cute grammatical arrangements.
4.U dont even know how to express yourself in simple english so u can be understood and u want to argue about social and scientific specifics.
5.I saw bigot in ur ramble,i suppose u want me to be impressed with ur vocabulary...
6.First learn how to organise ur thoughts,then learn how to read and understand the sense in a composition,then learn how to compose ur arguement with maturity and present it in such a way that even if one dissents he still keeps his respect for you....
7.I hv no patience for assuming wooden heads....
8.Last of all,i dont think i am a scientist.i am a scientist.

Messi j: To urself now, u think say u knw smthing and science. Check all greatest complains and plight most scientist and inventors say they encounter, they are discouragement, disapproval( even frm well knw scientist) and scorn frm Bigot like u. Moreover wht have been accepted in D U.S, It is irrelevant if nigerian accept, again, gain in D U.S and nigeria wont relate. Also it is subject to further initative $ innovations. D boy that made a one tyre bike, was told likely things many of u ppl are saying especially i am trying to tell u things recent inventors faced, nt ppl who scorned D idea of automobile taking over horses, anything which could fly other birds e.t.c. I wonder Y now u ppl see D need 4 GEJ to work faster, bcus its nt D regular name, D most educated of D world! And because so many empty heads which actually thinks fluent english writing and speaking make them intellectual, let sight possible use of that invention. First is ur country with erractic power supply and high pollution power alternative. Somebdy on mountain excursion can carry such ball with only an extension socket to charge phones and device as u may nt be able to carry heavy generator up a mountain especially whn its steepy. U can use it in ur homes instead of going across to charge phone outside, in a small office instead of a polluting generator(both in noise and toxic) u(a researcher) may use it in D desert, forest or even divers in D sea. U can hold that ball whn travelling to place u have uncertainty of power. U can hold it whn u knw some equipment will run down and need power in a work or an expedition site. Pls lets stop D bad habit being held by many of stupid talk out of jealousy. And of that student of Nssuka, i fear that D uraniun whtever is too far for even lecturer to construct in nigeria, considering wht it takes to handle radioactivity. Even if it certified safe, nigerians are still corrupt that they even still allow westerners to bring into nigeria spent nuclear fuel.

There is no scientist, inventor that does nt want to be heard. If he does nt want to be praised and worship or reverend fine, but a scientist wants to be knwn.



The work of a scientist is his voice.If you r saavy at all in scientific methods u would know that their are established method of getting across ur findings to the scientific community.A scientist never makes recognition his primary purpose.his works brings him recognition and not vice versa.A scientist is not a musician who has to promote his job...
They dont waste their words and dont rush out to obtain publicity with any experiment they perform...Science is far too serious for that...


"frm a special jealous trait tribe here,"

thats ur speciality.u r obviously too dumb to perceive that tribal sentiments r too gauche for some level of discussion...or wat am i saying?u r absolutely incapable of that level of discussion.


It is better to be silent and let people think u a fool than to open ur mouth and dispel all doubts about your foolishness.