http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Device Pulls Drinkable Water From the Air As You Cycle en Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:54:46 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15178#post-193830 Thu, 23 Jul 2015 10:28:51 +0000 crowriver 193830@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>On cold days, my beard collects about a half glass of water from my condensed breath over the course of about twenty minutes or so cycling... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15178#post-193825 Thu, 23 Jul 2015 09:24:42 +0000 wingpig 193825@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In misty weather a beard can collect almost a mouthful of water over the course of a commute. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15178#post-193821 Thu, 23 Jul 2015 08:55:17 +0000 AKen 193821@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Some days, I could collect water from the atmosphere whilst cycling by use of a large bucket. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15178#post-193815 Thu, 23 Jul 2015 07:51:48 +0000 crowriver 193815@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Depends what the effort is. A large bidon holds 0.75 litres. Most long distance cyclists will carry two of these, perhaps one with water and another with energy drink of some sort or an electrolyte solution. Bidons might be topped up/refilled at cafe stops, where additional hydration will be taken on board in the form of tea/coffee, etc.</p> <p>So 0.5 litres per hour seems maybe excessive for most cycling except maybe out and out racing. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15178#post-193813 Thu, 23 Jul 2015 07:36:41 +0000 acsimpson 193813@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nice idea but half a litre an hour isn't going to sustain most efforts. I wonder if it will gain efficiency over time. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15178#post-193810 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 23:21:26 +0000 steveo 193810@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That's pretty cool. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15178#post-193808 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 22:07:08 +0000 crowriver 193808@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Most bicycles have a place to hold a water bottle. This isn't most bicycles. Fontus—a device created by Austrian designer Kristof Retezár—takes the standard bottle holder a step further, collecting moisture from the air in order to fill an attached water bottle with clean, drinkable water.</p> <p>Powered by solar cells, Fontus can collect about half a liter of H20 with an hour's worth of cycling and the correct weather conditions."</p> <p><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/66465/device-pulls-drinkable-water-air-you-cycle#" rel="nofollow">http://mentalfloss.com/article/66465/device-pulls-drinkable-water-air-you-cycle#</a></p> <p>Useful for addaxes? Would be good in Scotland, though it would maybe need to run off a dynamo rather than solar panels... </p>