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posted May 10, 2005 11:02 PM         

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If you thought water into wine was a neat trick, check out this device from a company that believes in very literal names, Air2Water. It combines a dehumidifier with a water purifier, to essentially suck the moisture from the air and, instead of discarding it as one normally would, purify it to make it potable. The device, called the Dolphin, has a certain elegance and convenience to it: no lines to hook up, no ungainly five gallon jugs to tote around — just plug in and witness the magic. The Dolphin will produce 20 liters (a little over five gallons, for those who don’t speak metric) of water per day at 70% humidity, which is enough for your office if you go through one of those ungainly water cooler jugs per day or less — plus, without the plastic waste, and avoiding other associated costs of water jug transportation (emissions, namely). At first thought, this device is quite clever and yet — isn’t there that nagging feeling that someone should have developed this decades ago?

http://www.air2watercaribbean.com/about_technology.html

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posted May 10, 2005 11:15 PM         

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Wow! That's awesome....yes, I'm surprised this wasnt invented awhile ago. What will they think of next?!

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posted May 10, 2005 11:24 PM         

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But won't it make the air so dry we all shrivel into raisins?

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posted May 11, 2005 12:01 AM         

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they used to have em a long long time ago in a galaxy far far away........

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posted May 11, 2005 02:33 AM         

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at BR

anal me says, is the water purified etc.

we're such hoggers! suckin out that water in the air, trying the best we can to kill those trees that really survive on the moisture

Love
SG

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posted May 11, 2005 03:30 AM         

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BR, you crack me up!

Hi Petron! Who are 'they'? Do you mean since it is happening now, this is 'the future' so to speak, so it is also the past. And if it exists now it has always existed somewhere? Past, present, future, one in the same?.....It has always 'been', somewhere in our consciousness, we just picked up on it again...

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posted May 11, 2005 04:46 AM         

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that's cool!!!!and how much would that coolness cost?

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posted May 11, 2005 05:21 PM         

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That coolness currently costs about 2K.
And there is some that say it might be bad that it constantly sucks the moisture out of the air.
And also the water is purified with uv light or something.

Yes, whatever do you mean Petron?

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posted May 11, 2005 05:38 PM         

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What if you live in a dry climate?

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posted May 11, 2005 06:03 PM           

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Cacti.

What?

OK, so maybe it's not the ideal for Arizona, et al, but it's *perfect* for down here in Dixie!
(Motto: Where You Wear The Air)

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posted May 11, 2005 06:15 PM         

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God BR you remind me of my little sister.

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posted May 11, 2005 06:43 PM         

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You are all so laugh-out-loud funny !
Still laughing about being dried up raisins !
HA! HA! HA! Oh, belly-aching laughter !
Can barely type ! Thanks for the huge dose of humour - I really needed it this morning!

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posted May 11, 2005 07:34 PM         

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I just saw your post BR.
I got a hilarious mental image.
LOL

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posted May 11, 2005 10:09 PM         

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hehe.... luke skywalker worked a moisture farm for his uncle on tatooine ......

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