• BombOmOm@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    These are called dehumidifiers and you should not drink the water that comes out of them.

    The condensed water is pure, yes. But dehumidifiers almost instantly become a breeding ground for all kinds of nasty shit. Nasty shit that is now in your ‘pure’ water.

    Edit: It’s the same problem as the WaterSeer which is also a passive dehumidifier. This same idea comes up several times a year, yet you don’t see them deployed in quantity anywhere. They simply don’t work well. (The WaterSeer actually seems like a better design than what is in OP’s article.)

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      2 months ago

      Really?

      The waterseeer was an outright scam that never would have worked because physics, yet collecting millions in funding. And that wasn’t the first on either

      This one is no difference, it’s a scam.

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      2 months ago

      The condensed water is pure, yes

      “Pure” is not a good thing when talking about water. Your body relies on minerals dissolved in drinking water. Also, water is a powerful solvent and if it isnt already saturated with minerals it will absorb calcium right out of your bones