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It's Not a Stillsuit, But That Might Be A Good Thing

By csven - March 21, 2005

in Tech

Yahoo is carrying an AP article on a water reclamation device that might be put into service in Iraq and southeast Asia in the near future. The article poses the question: "How do you quench someone's thirst when there is plenty of water, but not a drop of it is drinkable?" before discussing what may be an answer. Unfortunately there aren't many details. But it does make mention of the technology's development by NASA (and their contractors) for use in space exploration. That sounds great. I'm just hoping there's an IDer reminding them how users (especially the non-astronaut variety) can render products - and sometimes themselves - out of commission through negligence, misuse or even abuse. Maybe someone should send them a toaster user's guide. Or at the very least a link to the Darwin Awards. It'd be a shame for life-saving technology to be neutralized because someone didn't seriously consider the human factor.

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