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I was actually thinking of a machine where you insert your bottle and a screen lowers. It then does a quick scan to confirm it is a bottle of the correct dimens
by gridspy 17y ago
I was actually thinking of a machine where you insert your bottle and a screen lowers. It then does a quick scan to confirm it is a bottle of the correct dimensions and weight. It lowers a rod into the bottle and steam-sterilises it. It bakes the outside of the bottle so the bottle reaches >100 degrees for several seconds.
It then chills the bottle. It could do this by pumping refrigerated water into the bottle and then extracting it again.
Finally, it rolls a label onto the outside of the bottle and fills it with a refreshing beverage. Optionally, it could then seal the bottle.
This machine is then installed like a vending machine, but with far greater capacity (it could mix drinks with filtered water on site) and lower cost.
- ja2ke 17y agoOh, you're talking about the future! That's far more awesome.
- algorias 17y agoYou could just return an empty bottle every time you buy a new one (or pay a deposit if you don't have one). Oh wait, that already exists (doesn't sound as cool, though).
- gridspy 17y agoThat requires the infrastructure, storage and carbon to transport the bottles somewhere else to be refilled. In the end you still end up storing filled bottles on site.