SCIENCE - Peyton Robertson, 11, Invents Better Sandbag For Protection During Hurricanes And Floods (VIDEO)

A sandbag without sand?It makes perfect sense now because of an 11-year-old's ingenious invention.Peyton Robertson, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., designed a new kind of sandbag to protect against flooding from hurricanes and other disasters. "Superstorm Sandy really got me concerned about how people can prepare," he told NBC News.His Sandless Operational Sandbag (SOS) earned him the title of "America's 2013 Top Young Scientist" after winning the Di ...

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