My Views On Solar Panels

Whenever I am asked what I feel is a genius idea or who I feel is a genius I always stop and think to myself "What is considered a genius?" I feel the majority of the kids in my generation will say that any Apple product or like Mark Zuckerburg or Steve Jobs is a genius. Although I feel they look at those products because they are so popular and that they are so widely talked about in everyday life. Now don't get me wrong all of these men are brilliant and ahead of their time but I do not feel that they are genius'. Instead I feel that they created something genius. To me: creativity is an idea or invention that helps benefit everybody. I believe a genius does not necessarily have to be a person but yet anything that is so revolutionary and useful that we all can benefit from it. In this TED presentation I am going to discuss why I feel solar panels are considered a genius idea and why they should be used more efficiently than how they already are.

Now I understand that being a pale skinned red head you would think that the Sun would be my mortal enemy. However I view the sun being an oasis of energy that we can capture and use to benefit the world. Solar panels are a renewable energy source. Since we know for a fact that the sun will come up the next day we will always have a consistent energy supply of resources. Even when it is nighttime we can gather enough energy during the day to keep us energy filled until the next day. Also the most used energy resource on earth is oil. What happens when oil is gone? What are we going to use for energy then? I feel this is the perfect time for us to use solar panels. Even now is a great time to use solar panels. We do not always have to be relying on oil now. That means less money spent on oil means making our economy stronger and more prosperous. From what I have looked up and been told, solar panels are actually a much desired and efficient way of gathering and using energy. Unfortunately much of today's society does not want to change from the social norm and only use oil and electricity as there main source of energy.

When I was younger I remember a few of my friends signed up for a car race where they had to construct a toy car that was not powered by oil. They decided to make theirs solar powered because they felt that it would be better compared to the others. Now they faced off against three other cars. One was a wound up car and the other two were powered by electricity. When it came to the time of the race the weather changed and the sun was blocked by clouds. Even though the clouds were blocking the sun and little to no sunlight was making its way through to their car, they were still able to win the race by a significant amount. This leads me to believe that solar power is in fact stronger than electricity since the sun is such a strong energy resource. With the energy of the sun always at our disposable I feel that we should take the opportunity to use it for our own benefit.

I want you all too just take a minute and think of what solar panels and solar power can offer to you. No more paying for gas, a more beautiful outdoor environment, and a much easier way of living that would cause you to be more financially stable. It can also benefit you in ways that I do not even know. All I'm saying is that we should give solar panels a chance to see what they can do to all of us. Thank you for your time.