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Machine Condenses Drinking Water Out of Thin Air
longacre writes "A new $1,200 machine that uses the same amount of power as three light bulbs promises to condense drinkable water out of the air. On display at Wired Magazine's annual tech showcase, the WaterMill 'looks like a giant golf ball that has been chopped in half: it is about 3ft in diameter, made of white plastic, and is attached to the wall. It works by drawing air through filters to remove dust and particles, then cooling it to just below the temperature at which dew forms. The condensed water is passed through a self-sterilising chamber that uses microbe-busting UV light to eradicate any possibility of Legionnaires' disease or other infections. Finally, it is filtered and passed through a pipe to the owner's fridge or kitchen tap.'"
...the dehumidifier!
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They would get much better results using one of these things in thick, humid air rather than insisting on using thin air.
... but won't spend the money on first class stamp to write to their public water authority and complain about whatever it is they think is wrong with the water supply?
That's what it is, just vaporware !
How long will we have to wait before Linux has support for the binary language of moisture vaporators?
getting your water through the air, or wireless (sic) if you will
How about "tubeless"?
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Both of them.
Lacking <sarcasm> tags,
...and we have unlimited source of power!
Mechas anyone?
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Yeah, but this requires just 3 lightbulbs worth of power (or whatever) - Moisture Vaporators need Power Converters, and then there's the trip to the Toshi station. No comparison, really.
> And after cranking that thing to produce 300W (about three light bulbs, and I'm guessing
> it means old-style, power inefficient, ones), you're going to need more than a glass of
> water.
But you may sweat enough to drive the humidity up to 30% so that the thing will begin to work.
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Did you get the idea when you noticed the refrigerator was cold?
The American west is getting more and more arid. At some point, we will probably have to ship people out of here.
Fixed that for you.
. . . the machine produces water, and water can be used to produce hydroelectric power . . . which can be used to produce even more water . . . and then again more electricity!
Can this be scaled to power an electric car? The static electricity would be the turbocharger.
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the problem is that it uses three 1000W light bulbs worth of power
I bought a dehumidifier last week for $135. It didn't have the UV light though. I guess that explains the $1065 price difference.
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It's a simple measure - enough to clearly illuminate a volkswagen but not enough to light up a football feild and only a fraction of what you would need for the library of congress.
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Really, most bottled water is just tap water, a plastic bottle, and marketing. I put my tap water through a tabletop filter pitcher before drinking it. Yeah, I'm a little bit paranoid about what might be in tap water.
Flouride is in your tap water, poisoning your vital essences.
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Yeah, why can't they use regular units we all understand? What does it draw in kiloergs per fortnight?
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