Air to Water Dehumidifiers?

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Sorry. Not trying to one up you. Trying to find biological rational for consumptive habits in order to be healthy. My health, really.

Sorry for mother-henning. Seriously, though, if you are that close to malnourishment... do you at least take a multivitamin?

Yes. Every day.

Things are getting better but for a while there my options for food were very limited. It was like last summer all over again.

I am a compulsive food storer, and so is my housemate. You ever need a box of food, give a holla.

I think its largely fear of not having enough food that means I don't eat what I need. Calories are cheap and easy to come by. Healthy calories are more expensive and take more preparation. Thank you though, I'll keep that in mind. Right now I am okay.  I think.

Coolio

I went though an extensive period of poverty and malnutrition (yay TMI!) when I was a kid, and I think my compulsive storage of nutrition-rich food storage is related to that.

[East Coast Hustle]

that, and the impending zombie apocalypse.

[Kai]

that, and the impending zombie apocalypse.

I keep a baseball bat by my bed for that purpose.

[East Coast Hustle]

I just had a mental image of Kai as a scholarly long-haired Bruce Campbell.

[Dr Goofy]

I have Swords for that!

[Jasper]

I have Swords for that!

Just...

[Vene]

I have Swords for that!

[Jasper]

 

Fantastico!

I'm seriously considering joining WOMP.

[Dr Goofy]

I have Swords for that!

Zombies beware!

[Triple Zero]

Fantastico!

I'm seriously considering joining WOMP.

do it. just WOMP.

[Rumckle]

@ OP
I used to have one like that in my house. Also I remember hearing the US Army was looking at them for use in desert campaigns, not sure how true that is though.

I always wondered, seeing as though they say it is sustainable, and environmentally friendly, how it would effect rainfall if, say, a whole city were to use them?

[Jasper]

Shit, I don't know.  Anyone here comfortable enough with meteorology to give some kind of statement on that?

[Kai]

I just had a mental image of Kai as a scholarly long-haired Bruce Campbell.

I haven't quite gotten around to grafting a chain saw to my arm just yet. Been talking with some bioengineers...

[Reginald Ret]

find out the surface of the area where the rain falls(any large surface will do pick your own state or country), multiply it with say 60 mm (close enough to average rainfall/month) that gives you an estimate of the total amount of rainwater that falls out the sky. call this A.

multiply the amount of people using this device(100.000)  by the amount of water they will be using(5 litres daily= 150 litres/month) call this B.

pull an relevant percentage out of your hat (1%)

if B > 0.01xA then your city affects rainfall in the area.

lets do this for the netherlands
40.000 km² = 4x10¹² dm²
4x10¹² dm² x 0.6 dm = 2.4x10¹³ dm³ = 2.4x10¹³ litres/month = A

100.000 x 150 = 1.5x10⁷ litres/month = B

B = 0.000001% of A so one city doing this has no effect at all.

I know nothing of meteorology but i wanted to sound smart.

[Rumckle]

That seems reasonable enough,
though B= 0.00001% of A
not that it really matters though