“Look at the stupid waterseer thing”
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Bad ideas often get funding and support from prestigious seeming institutions. Look at the stupid waterseer thing: this video
Waterseer -BUSTED!
1.1M views · Oct 24, 2016 · 31:30 · 0 HN recommenders · 4 mentions · discussed 2017–2021
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.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN cites it as a warning and a debunking whenever water-from-air or similar crowdfunded gadgets appear.
“Thunderf00t has debunked a bunch of other enterprises doing water from the air”HN comment, 2021
What Hacker News said 4
“Watch out for Waterseer.”
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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.
“I thought this story was put to bed a long time ago?”
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>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
“Thunderf00t has debunked a bunch of other enterprises doing water from the air”
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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