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    Waterseer -BUSTED!

    Thunderf00t

    4 HN mentions · mentioned in 4 months, 2017–2021

    YouTube

    31:30 · 1.1M views · Oct 24, 2016

    Thunderf00t debunks the Waterseer, a crowdfunded device that claims to condense drinking water from the air using cool ground. He argues the physics does not support its claims.

    HN cites it as a warning and a debunking whenever water-from-air or similar crowdfunded gadgets appear.

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    4 comments from Hacker News

    1. @pure-awesomeJan 2018· in “Cape Town could be the first city to run out of water”

      Watch out for Waterseer. Not sure I trust that company after their ludicrous misjudgement in their first invention: [Thunderfoot Video]( this video ) [Lindybeige Video]( [LINK] ) Side-note: I live in the Cape Town area. We got on international news! Yay us...? Honestly, I'm pretty worried.

      CriticalView on HN
    2. @imglorpAug 2021· in “Spanish engineers extract drinking water from thin air”

      Nope, there's no magic or free lunch. It depends heavily on local conditions which might not always be suitable. Thunderf00t has debunked a bunch of other enterprises doing water from the air: [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] this video etc

      CriticalView on HN
    3. @jason0597Oct 2019· in “Ask HN: What's a promising area to work on?”

      >Instead of water line pipes, pull water out of the air. I thought this story was put to bed a long time ago? [0] [0] this video

      CriticalView on HN
    4. @HoushalterAug 2017· in “Generate energy with kites”

      Bad ideas often get funding and support from prestigious seeming institutions. Look at the stupid waterseer thing: this video

      CriticalView on HN