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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/59925291

The system can function in air with 20% humidity or less. But these 1,000 liter a day machines are not small, at around shipping container size.

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[–] HowAbt2day@futurology.today 59 points 1 day ago (5 children)

That water was in its way to somewhere, though. What is that other area gonna look like now that this device intercepts the water?

[–] SweatyFireBalls@lemmy.world 59 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sounds like that other area needs to pull up on those bootstraps and make a water machine for its needs then.

This comment is brought to you by the sigma water machine, buy yours today and lock your grindset on hydration!

(Hopefully obvious but /s)

[–] HowAbt2day@futurology.today 8 points 1 day ago

Are you on the Temu or the Amazon so that I can get some good boot straps and choke myself to ejaculation?

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

They won't probably export the water to europe or something.

I mean it's not Nestle.

[–] Hoimo@ani.social 20 points 1 day ago

Eventually all that dry air will end up above the ocean and absorb more water to balance the system. I don't think it's really an issue, we weren't getting rain clouds from the Sahara anyway.

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

same could be said about every shower you take and every toilet you flush

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

🎶And every bond you break, every step you take
I'll be watching you!!🎵

[–] Steve@startrek.website 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Dooooom

Someone is going to drink it then sweat it back into the air. I doubt its going to get bottled and shipped somewhere else.

[–] mech@feddit.org 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

It'll probably be used to grow cash crops which are then shipped somewhere else.
That's how most water gets exported.

[–] workerONE@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

mmm desert water