Billboard in Peru Produces Water out of Thin Air














The world has known jugs, taps, plants etc that are used to filter water, but imagine a 50 feet tall billboard on the main road that filters water for all of its adjacent area ? Yes, this has been made possible by the University of Engineering and Technology, Lima, Peru.

This billboard is capable of actually making 100 liters (26 gallons) of water everyday out of thin air (no its not a bank and no its not creating any paper currency but it’s much better than that). It works like this: the billboard is designed the way that it captures moisture from the air and puts it through a reverse osmosis system, turning it into drinking water which is then stored in 20 liter tanks. It is capable of providing drinking water for hundreds of families per month.













Originally it was designed by Lima's University of Engineering and Technology as an advertisement for enrollment  the billboard works to overcome the lack of transportable water in the coastal desert. The resourceful design takes advantage of the atmospheric humidity of almost 98%, to counter the dangerously low annual rainfall (just over half an inch).












We all know that the government will not fund this but could this be the answer for other drought-stricken cities around the world? Can this be used in the deserts of Africa where many people die either because of the non-availability of water or because of the water born diseases? Can this method be used in cities and cosmopolitans where most of the tap water is fluoridated which is not only bad for health but also a reason for many diseases such as cancer.

Source: Goodnet 

10 comments:

  1. Who maintains the filtration system? It must need cleaning and hoses replaced now and then.

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  2. Awesome everyone should have these bill boards in their city, town or village

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  3. Shoot, if I ever am a Big lotto Winner, look me up. I will Support several of these boards around the world just to flick my nose at these US Politicians of More for the rich and less for the poor...

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  4. by the way what is the cost for one of these things and the maintenance fees? If it is under 10,000 I will do 100 of them when I Win Lotto :)

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  5. I wonder how much it cost to build? GREAT idea tho we should have these everywhere!!!

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  6. Sounds like a wonderful gift ! Sadly like curing cancer the evil money mongers will probably not let this get very far. They are to busy polluting all food and water. I hope someone with lots of money and compassion will make this wonderful technology available to the needy.

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  7. Hm... Nice thought, Its pretty awesome. I'd love to see it here in the US, but lets face it, anything good for the people or that takes away from money that someone else is making in any way isnt "Good for business" and wont happen. Here in America, we dont care about health and wellness! Just greed and corruption!

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