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Real-life 'stillsuit' recycles body fluids into drinkable water
- gus_massa 2y ago> The team starts out with what's effectively a waterproof bag-suit, and installs a heat exchanger in the back, powered by a small LiPo battery pack. This presents a cold surface on the interior of the suit, onto which any humidity can condense, and then drip down into a catchment bottle. OK, with a battery it makes sense. Transpiration absorbs heat, so condensing it in the suit will overheat the suit (and "cook" whoever is inside). With a batery it's a mix of a portable air conditioner and a dehumidifier. It does not break the laws of physics, but it's probably not good for a poor rebel army in the desert.
- theGeatZhopa 2y agoTake my money