Simple method to distill water using the free energy of the sun.... [video]

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[–]makesyoudownvote 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

It isn't though. Temperature is also a key playwer. The hotter the evaporation tank the faster the water evaporated. If your ambient temperature is below freezing, good luck getting this to work at all.

The colder the collection tank or the condensation tube/coil, however you set this up, also the faster this will work. If you have a 212 degree evaporation tank and a 40 degree collection tank this will work MUCH Faster. Though the design in this video cheats that slightly through a mechanical separation of that tube in the bottle. Without that tube, you will never get more than 50% of the water into the collection tank, no matter how long you wait, but with the temperature differential you can even without the tube.

Light is also a factor because you are basically using the greenhouse effect to keep the evaporation tank faster. This is the reason I suspect ambient humidity seems to be a factor. I think less direct light makes it to the evaporation tank. It's a SOLAR distiller. You need SUN. DUH.

It doesn't matter how it works in theory. I'm saying EMPIRICALLY the ambient humidity makes a difference. At the very least there is a strong and obvious correlation. This is a fact, regardless of whether or not you understand why. I've proposed two theories as to why, but neither is necessarily the right answer. My degrees are not quite in relevant fields so I don't know, but that doesn't change the empirical evidence.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

It doesn't matter how it works in theory. I'm saying EMPIRICALLY the ambient humidity makes a difference.

Source?

[–]makesyoudownvote 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Do you know the meaning of the word empirical?

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Do you know the meaning of the word empirical source?

[–]makesyoudownvote 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

You could just say no, you don't know what empirical means.

The primary source would be me and my experience, that's how empirical evidence works. I strongly debated making a tongue and cheek response where I just linked a picture of the sun though since its both the heat and radiation source in a solar still.

But here ya go anyways. Here's a study where others have reproduced my results, though I get a much more drastic relation with my still. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359431123005768

Tests on solar still with low humidity show up to 18% more in daily water yield.

I think my results were closer to 25% more daily yield, then again my measuring cups that I tend to use are not nearly as precise and flex a bit.

Now kindly stop being an idiot. Go back to Goldberry, she's feeling quite lonely and could really use some lovin'.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You could just say no, you don't know what empirical means.

I don't believe your bullshit.

The primary source would be me and my experience, that's how empirical evidence works.

You're a retarded shill.

Your alleged "experience" is less than worthless.

[–]makesyoudownvote 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

You literally got your source. It's a finding repeated by professionals and you are STILL ignoring it.

What's next? Telling me you can change your sex just because you feel like it? Doctors assign sex rather than note or observe it?

It's rape if you change your mind later?

You delusionals who ignore reality are literally the worst type of people. And yes, I mean literally, not figuratively. You are worse than pedophiles because you want the world to share your delusions in perpetuity.

Now go repost some more inane memes from 9-gag you karma slut. That will surely give your life meaning.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Your source uses the internal relative humidity inside the still as the variable. Not the external relative humidity.

The exterior humidity doesn't matter.

The internal can't be adjusted without changing the still.

You don't understand what you're talking about.

You delusionals who ignore reality are literally the worst type of people. And yes, I mean literally, not figuratively.

Exactly.