cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/59925291

The system can function in air with 20% humidity or less. But these 1,000 liter a day machines are not small, at around shipping container size.

  • F/15/Cali@threads.net@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    shipping container size

    That’s far smaller than I expected. I also don’t imagine it will be cheap. If they manage to make it less than $100,000 then I’ll be baffled. Less than $500,000 and I’ll be excited for the possibilities in my lifetime.

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      2 days ago

      Considering the amount of water it produces, I imagine it would be a community rather than an individual that buys it.

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        2 days ago

        Frankly, I was imagining ultra-wealthy preppers. 1000 liters is less than the average household uses per day in the US, according to the most commonly repeated stat. That feels wildly inflated, but I have nothing to dispute it with other than my own household usage, which is far lower.

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          2 days ago

          Yea it seems like a lot! But I assume it would be for communities that are already in the desert, they’re manageing with water, but barely, and one or two of these machines would help rounding things.