Cited on HN 4 times, 2017–2021, never outright recommendedscore 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
HN cites it as a warning and a debunking whenever water-from-air or similar crowdfunded gadgets appear.
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.
“Thunderf00t has debunked a bunch of other enterprises doing water from the air” (HN, 2021)
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.
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
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