Re: Drinking Water From Air Humidity

2009-07-12 Thread Doug Pensinger
Dan M wrote: > > > None, once it's out there. IIRC, it's a small wind turbine that cools > > collectors in it, and desert air is often humid even if it doesn't > > rain much. > > If the collectors are cooled, there _has to be_ a source of energy that is > being used. If not, then we've just foun

RE: Drinking Water From Air Humidity

2009-07-12 Thread Dan M
> -Original Message- > From: brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com [mailto:brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com] On > Behalf Of Charlie Bell > > None, once it's out there. IIRC, it's a small wind turbine that cools > collectors in it, and desert air is often humid even if it doesn't > rain much. If the c

Re: Drinking Water From Air Humidity

2009-07-12 Thread Charlie Bell
On 13/07/2009, at 4:26 AM, Dan M wrote: -Original Message- From: brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com [mailto:brin-l- boun...@mccmedia.com] On Behalf Of Charlie Bell There are several devices to do this, some of them actually on the market. One is a wind turbine arrangement that produces a

RE: In despair for the state of SF

2009-07-12 Thread Dan M
> -Original Message- > From: brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com [mailto:brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com] On > Behalf Of Max Battcher > > One thing I've noticed, however, is that the shelf space for what I, and > > from what I read most folks on Brin-L consider good sci-fi continues to > > shrink,

Re: In despair for the state of SF

2009-07-12 Thread Max Battcher
Dan M wrote: There is so much good science fiction - not to mention 'slipstream', 'New Weird', etc - out there (old and new) why waste your time reading the crap? One thing I've noticed, however, is that the shelf space for what I, and from what I read most folks on Brin-L consider good sci-fi

RE: In despair for the state of SF

2009-07-12 Thread Dan M
From: brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com [mailto:brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com] On Behalf Of Danny O'Dare Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 3:05 AM To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion Subject: Re: In despair for the state of SF >There is so much good science fic

RE: Drinking Water From Air Humidity

2009-07-12 Thread Dan M
> -Original Message- > From: brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com [mailto:brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com] On > Behalf Of Charlie Bell > > There are several devices to do this, some of them actually on the > market. One is a wind turbine arrangement that produces around 10 > litres an hour (plenty fo

Re: Drinking Water From Air Humidity

2009-07-12 Thread Rceeberger
On 7/12/2009 1:53:34 AM, Charlie Bell (char...@culturelist.org) wrote: > On 12/07/2009, at 3:42 PM, Warren Ockrassa wrote: > > > On Jul 11, 2009, at 7:03 PM, Charlie Bell wrote: > > > >> There are several devices to do this, some of them actually on the > >> market. One is a wind turbine arrangem