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Fiber
10-09-2006, 05:35 AM
Supplying troops with potable water is a logistical nightmare in the parched Iraqi desert. But a new technology that creates water literally from air might solve the problem, and save billions of dollars in the process.

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71898-0.html?tw=wn_index_2

Sounds good. Anyone have any first hand info on this device? Does it live up to its promises? Does the 30 cent a gallon include the inital cost of purchase?

If it does it will not only save the military a lot of money but it can also save a lot of lifes in disaster areas.

http://www.aquasciences.com/
H2O MAN
10-09-2006, 10:05 AM
Interesting ...
prebanman
10-09-2006, 02:26 PM
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/83/Luke-Treadwell_close_large.jpg

technologys been around since the late 70's rofl
CheekyQuim
10-09-2006, 03:44 PM
You can buy a "water-from-thin-air machine" for your house, it's called a dehumidifier. Check this link form Sears. The differnt pint sizes are the amount you will have to dump out once it fills.

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/subcat.do?vertical=APPL&cat=Dehumidifiers&subcat=Dehumidifiers&displayTarget=Subcategory&adCell=P3&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes
SBL
10-09-2006, 03:46 PM
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/83/Luke-Treadwell_close_large.jpg

technologys been around since the late 70's rofl

Ha, I was getting ready to say the same thing.
StukaJr
10-09-2006, 04:08 PM
I'm somehow skeptical that potable water can be made in the environment with Humidity levels of about 2% - note the article mentions sandbox as its target! Given non-desert environment, one can trap condensation with a plastic sheet and a cup - no such luck in the desert as there is negligible amount of water in the air to begin with!
Desertpilot
10-10-2006, 02:31 AM
Iraq has an average humidity of around 20-23%. Up near 60-70% in the winter months.
Fiber
10-10-2006, 05:51 AM
Rain is also "water from thin air". What I was interested in was the cost.
Limeyfellow
10-10-2006, 01:50 PM
Rain is also "water from thin air". What I was interested in was the cost.

Most likely way more than it should do. They charge a fortune for simply pumping it out the River Tigris and serving it raw to the troops, this just seems a good way to make more money.