A centrifugal spin on a 500-year-old air compressor designnewatlas.com 32 pointsjoshwa5 years ago4 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−jaclaz5yIt looks like nice, and 70 dB is very low noise for something compressing air.I am perplexed by the symbols in the video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr3qhBmbvs0Water is H2O alright, but air was not O2 last time I checked.−djmips5yThat would be some dangerous air.−egberts15yA wonderful archaic technology that is also an useful thing-to-know in post-apocalyptic settings.−zeristor5yAlthough a an apocalypse were access to compressed air sounds more like a lull than a collapse
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It looks like nice, and 70 dB is very low noise for something compressing air.
I am perplexed by the symbols in the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr3qhBmbvs0
Water is H2O alright, but air was not O2 last time I checked.
That would be some dangerous air.
A wonderful archaic technology that is also an useful thing-to-know in post-apocalyptic settings.
Although a an apocalypse were access to compressed air sounds more like a lull than a collapse