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[–] DasRav@hexbear.net 27 points 1 week ago

Show me actual proof or this is fucking fake. This website advertises bitcoin mining water heaters that can 'save you money'.

[–] LeninWalksTheEarth@hexbear.net 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

ok good the Dune wind trap reference has already been made

[–] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Starwars moisture farmer reference is still on the table.

[–] LeninWalksTheEarth@hexbear.net 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

but that is also a Dune reference

[–] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

idk do a Lawrence of Arabia well squatter reference or something

[–] P1d40n3@hexbear.net 14 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Civility@hexbear.net 13 points 2 weeks ago
[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's an engineered metal foam with incredibly high surface area that water molecules stick to without requiring external power.

Problems I can think of are particulates in the air clogging the foam, and the foam itself is likely very expensive.

I think it could have some very specific niche use cases? It's basically a dehumidifier that doesn't require external power, there's gotta be some way to make that useful, but I don't know how useful it would be for actually collecting water.

[–] sewer_rat_420@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yaghi has been shilling this company since at least 2019. They would have had some commercial success by now if it was feasible for the "rural desert" use case he presents.

Don't get me wrong, mofs are cool and all, but in the mid-late 2010s, they seemed to become over hyped for so many commercial applications that I was Always skeptical of, not sure how many have materialized

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They would have had some commercial success by now if it was feasible for the "rural desert" use case he presents.

The thing is that you can probably do much more with a solar panel and some other option.

Too good to be true. I will believe it when I see it.

[–] D61@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago

20% humidity or less.

fry

How much is "or less"?