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By TMAC54   Follow   Mon, 18 Jun 2012, 9:09pm   1,339 views   11 comments
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http://www.wimp.com/lightenup/
Isn't modern technology wonderful ?

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1. wbblair3 Follow Befriend 2 threads 94 comments

   1   6:35am Tue 19 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Very clever, but from the looks of many of that guy's installations, they are going to leak badly the next time it rains.

2. everything Follow Befriend (2) 3 threads 547 comments Madison, WI

   2   3:43pm Tue 19 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Probably living in drought conditions, they did mention that they seal after the install. Once this concept is perfected, it will become more mainstream.

3. futuresmc Follow Befriend (1) 1 threads 387 comments Buffalo, NY

   3   6:59pm Tue 19 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I seriously doubt the oil, coal, and other energy lobbies are going to allow this. They'll probably get chlorine banned or set up some $100,000 a bottle fine for this idea. Trust me, I'm sure the Heritage Foundation or the American Enterprise Institute is working very hard on the spin as we type.

4. mmmarvel Follow Befriend (4) 103 comments

   4   6:34am Wed 20 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Can't wait for it to arrive here in the US. It will do two things, first, it will help rid us of that nasty plastic bottle problem, who would have ever thought that that enviromental hazard could have been put to a good use. Second, it will count as another Obama green job. --- Sarcasm mode off ---

5. lisalisa Follow Befriend 1 threads 79 comments New Lenox, IL

   5   8:33am Wed 20 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I will consider this when I move from my camper to a Tin Shack. the snow globes I have glued into my camper roof do a good job now, but shaking the camper is a real biatch @:^(

6. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (16) 763 threads 7,702 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

   6   3:06pm Wed 20 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Sorry, but this violates the end user agreement you signed when the electric company wired your shack for electricity. Also, you have to pay royalties on the intellectual property of the bottling companies. Oh wait, this isn't in America...

7. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (16) 763 threads 7,702 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

   7   3:08pm Wed 20 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   lisalisa says but shaking the camper is a real biatch @:^( Obviously you are not making good use of the camper...

8. everything Follow Befriend (2) 3 threads 547 comments Madison, WI

   8   4:03pm Wed 20 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   www.solatube.com/

9. YesYNot Follow Befriend (2) 15 threads 428 comments Reston, VA

   9   6:46pm Thu 21 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I think that water absorbs infrared preferentially to visible light, so the bottle may cut out 75% of the heat or so. Given the piss poor efficiencies of incandescent lights, these may run cooler than the electrics that they are replacing.

10. YesYNot Follow Befriend (2) 15 threads 428 comments Reston, VA

    10   9:06am Fri 22 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I didn't look at the solatube literature, but it looks like a basic fiber optic light pipe product. There should be no reason why you cannot put a low E coating on the collector. That will block most of the heat. Ideally, depending on your environment, you would have a movable IR shade, so that you can pass the heat through in the winter. I doubt that would be used.

11. Vicente Follow Befriend (8) 203 threads 4,407 comments Davis, CA

    11   1:54pm Mon 25 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   How fast do the bottles photodegrade? I suppose this is additional repair business down the line for the fellow doing the installs. Looks pretty cool.