Art Gallery of Children's Art for the Science of Tomorrow

Flower that grabs and deactivates landmines

Flower that grabs and deactivates landmines
NAME Mizuki Mori
AGE 14
PRIZE The Prize of the Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office
COMMENTARY This plant wraps its roots around a land mine and keeps it from ever going off. The flower may wither, but the roots remain forever, so that the ground around it becomes safe for children to run on.