Sep 30 2008Watermill Provides Drinkable Water From Air!
The Watermill is a glorified dehumidifier that pulls water from the air and purifies it to drinking quality.
Inside air is up to 70 times more polluted than outside air. The WaterMill is installed unobtrusively on the outside of your home, using outside air, so it won't dry out the air you breathe in your home. And don't worry if your outdoor air is less than pristine - even if you live in a crowded city, the Watermill's filtration system ensures your drinking water will be clean and free of toxins and bacteria - more pure than tap water or even spring water.
The WaterMill provides you with:
* clean, fresh water for drinking and cooking
* up to 12 liters of water per day
* a sustainable, elegant appliance for your home
Sound too good to be true? No, not really. Like I said before, it's just a dehumidifier with an ultraviolet sterilizer attached. Fun fact: ultraviolet sterilization isn't an effective form of long-term birth control. Hello child support!
Thanks to Dan, who's holding out for a BeerMill.
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Reader Comments
1. Matthew - September 30, 2008 10:42 AM
Wait, how exactly did you try to use a UV light bulb to prevent pregnancy? sounds perverted...
2. Thumperchica - September 30, 2008 11:00 AM
This is a bit wierd, and opens you to easy tampering of your homes water source... hell no... I'll stick to Brita or bottled...
3. Jumpin_J - September 30, 2008 11:12 AM
I bet cleaning the filter would be a pain in the ass.
4. El Basto - September 30, 2008 11:15 AM
If it uses UV you won't need to clean the filter. Just change a bulb once every one or two millennia.
Imagine several huge ones to provide water for a refugees camp in Africa... and at the same time accelerating the desertification of their habitat.
NUM, NUM, stupid scientists, NUM, NUM.
5. I speak bocce - September 30, 2008 11:39 AM
Imported these babies from Tatooine, eh?
*slithers back into nerd-hole*
6. ahha - September 30, 2008 11:53 AM
Yes, but can it find my keys?
7. guate6 - September 30, 2008 12:42 PM
The watermill thing looks happy...but will join the robot apocalypse when it gets here.
8. bass - September 30, 2008 1:43 PM
yes yes it will
it will attach its self to our children and suck the life/purified water out of them
9. The Dingo - September 30, 2008 2:47 PM
It can suck te life/purified water out of me, if you know what i mean!
10. Jo Mama - September 30, 2008 4:48 PM
Just another Communist conspiracy to "sap and impurify the precious bodily fluids of the American people". Hello nuclear winter.
11. Mcfeely Smackup - September 30, 2008 4:49 PM
I imagine this "inventor" stoned, watching the condensation from his loud window air conditioner slowly drip, drip, dripping onto the towel he put under it...and thinking "whoa...dude, I could totally drink that if I were dying of thirst, but had ample access to electricity and cold air for some reason"
12. Michael Bolton - September 30, 2008 5:11 PM
Wonder if it could use solar panels to power the UV bulb (led's?) - not that there's much humidity in areas without good drinking water (africa!).. neat idea but is it really sterile?
13. Craig Parker - September 30, 2008 6:47 PM
They had this on the BBC show Dragon's Den looking for investment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFEzzccs3p0
It didn't do so well.
14. Angel Mass - September 30, 2008 10:14 PM
Its okay but, will it blend?
15. Dixson - October 14, 2008 5:00 AM
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Thank you in advance
16. Darrell Thiemann - November 13, 2008 11:13 AM
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17. matrix29 - August 17, 2009 12:57 AM
But will the Emperor's Stormtroopers come and roast Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru after not finding the stolen droids?
We need a product warning sticker in regards to that.
18. ed hardy - November 9, 2009 2:06 AM
If it uses UV you won't need to clean the filter. Just change a bulb once every one or two millennia.