Machine turns perspiration into drinking water

Machine turns perspiration into drinking water

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Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Other

11th Grade - University

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The Sweat Machine, designed by Andreas Hammar, uses advanced technology from Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology and HVR to extract moisture from worn clothes. The process involves spinning, heating, and filtering through a Gore Tex-like material using membrane distillation. A sweat-drenched t-shirt can produce 10 milliliters of water, which is claimed to be cleaner than local tap water.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is credited with designing the Sweat Machine?

Andreas Hammar

Royal Institute of Technology

HVR

Gore-Tex

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What process does the Sweat Machine use to purify the extracted liquid?

Evaporation

Filtration

Membrane distillation

Reverse osmosis

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What material is used in the Sweat Machine to filter the liquid?

Nylon

Gore-Tex-like material

Polyester

Cotton

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much water can a sweat-drenched t-shirt produce?

20 milliliters

15 milliliters

10 milliliters

5 milliliters

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the quality of water produced by the Sweat Machine compare to local tap water?

It is cleaner

It is less clean

It is equally clean

It is not drinkable