off-grid.net— The water-harvesting technology was originally the brainchild of the Pentagon?s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which sought ways to ensure sustainable water supplies for U.S. combat troops deployed in arid regions like Iraq.
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But you don't do that with these kinds of devices. You patent them to protect them, not hope people don't reverse engineer it. This story sounds like a fraud. Anyone have a link to a reputable site that corroborates this story?
dreamlayersJan 16, 2007
This device also reminds me of Tatooine
misterdoodiJan 16, 2007
You people even read the articles? How clean is the water? It says in the article. Read it."“We figured out how to mimic nature, using natural salt to extract water and act as a natural decontamination."And Iraq has 9% more humidity during their low humidity months than the minimum level the machine requires (14%).<a class="user" href="http://www.worldtravelguide.net/a/main/8f350f44-1a25-476a-9457-1c431cc20c8b/563a7dd0-d7f1-4216-8070-81dd4a9981d1/e29b269a-02da-40a9-9399-d9d8a7244315.gif">http://www.worldtravelguide.net/a/main/8f350f44-1a25-476a-9457-1c431cc20c8b/563a7dd0-d7f1-4216-8070-81dd4a9981d1/e29b269a-02da-40a9-9399-d9d8a7244315.gif</a>
tonytheterribleJan 16, 2007
the idea came from DARPA, for more on DARPA read Radical Evolution by Joel Garraeu.
benitojuarezJan 16, 2007
but i was going to tosche station to pick up some power converters!
inklingJan 16, 2007
But you don't do that with these kinds of devices. You patent them to protect them, not hope people don't reverse engineer it. This story sounds like a fraud. Anyone have a link to a reputable site that corroborates this story?
anotheratheistJan 16, 2007
A shame something this revolutionary doesn't raise as much attention as saddam being hanged, water for the world out of f**king thin air...
vikingcoderJan 17, 2007
Not quite. The Aqua Sciences' unit works with as little as 14% humidity. The average humidity level in the Sahara Desert is 25%; 23% in Death Valley.<a class="user" href="http://www.frigidaire.net/humidifier.asp">http://www.frigidaire.net/humidifier.asp</a>
ahknightJan 20, 2007
It's simply amazing how few people got that one.Rations, prison state, etc. -sigh-Digg readers disappoint again.