Shelter powered by electrical circuit is only activated with human connection

A bus stop in Montreal provides much needed heat for the public during the cold weather but only if they hold hands.

The bus stop was designed and built by Duracell and they designed it specially so that the heat is emitted from the ceiling vents when people hold hands within the shelter. The heat is released when two or more people place their palms on the sensors on the walls which forms an electrical circuit. 

A video has been released by Duracell showing how simple the bus shelter is to heat. As the video shows a group of strangers linking hands as they manage to make the ceiling heat up by completing the circuit.

'In Canada, we have cold winters,' a banner on the screen reads. 'But we also have each other.

The video begins by saying: 'In the winter of ice storms and a polar vortex, moments of warmth are few and far between. We wanted to see if we could change that.'People are seen trudging through snow, entering the glass-enclosed bus shelter and reading the instructions on the walls.

They look at each other quizzically before linking hands and completing the circuit, causing four vents in the ceiling to light up and release hot air into the space.

Some of the passengers laugh and smile, clearly pleased with their newfound warmth and the heat remains on for several minutes even after the circuit is broken.

The clip, which was posted on YouTube a week ago, has had more than 177,000 views.