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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?
Both of them.
Lacking <sarcasm> tags,
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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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.
I don't know - coming to slashdot and getting you're/your wrong... *sigh*