Along with the sandworms, the stillsuits are one of the most striking features of Dune.
In 1965 the first edition of Dune (The Desert Planet) was published. Since then there have been several film adaptations, including the current series by director Denis Villeneuve, the second part of which (Dune: Part Two) was released in Europe cinemas last February.
Some of the most famous elements of both the books and the films are the gigantic sandworms and the iconic ones Stillsuits
, the suits of the Fremen. The inhabitants of the desert world of Dune wear them to convert every drop of body fluid into drinking water so that they don’t die of thirst in the bone-dry environment.
The hobbyists of the YouTube channel Industries dare to conduct an exciting experiment in a recent video and build a stillsuit – you can find the video further down in the text.
Reach your goal with simple means
This is what the finished replica of the nursing suit looks like – on the right in the picture. (Image source: YouTube/Hacksmith Industries)
The hobbyists first use a white, airtight laboratory suit for testing. Later, a standard Tyvek suit is used, over which a nursing suit costume is placed.
In order to transform breathing air and sweat into water through condensation, the YouTubers connect a thermoelectric cooler to the suit, which is powered by a battery.
The breathing air is guided directly past the cooling fins inside the suit via a mask and a hose. In addition, a pipe is attached above the heat sink, which leads into a hydration backpack and drains the water there.
A hose and filter lead from the hydration backpack back into the mask and into the mouth of the suit wearer.
Admittedly, it doesn’t look as cool as in Dune, but in our opinion the result isn’t all that far off either. Especially when you consider that the YouTubers put the suit together in just one day. See for yourself:
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Once completed, the task now is to produce enough water to be able to try a sip. To do this, they first put a team member in a sauna, have them box and lift weights.
In our opinion, the YouTubers could save themselves this effort, as the majority of the water probably comes from the condensed breathing air and less from sweat.
It probably would have been enough to simply breathe faster or wait long enough.
By the way, the resulting water should taste quite neutral – it is apparently just a little warm.
What do you say? Do you like the YouTuber’s nursing suit? Or are you rather unimpressed by it? Feel free to write it to us in the comments!
