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Old 05-03-2006   #55 (permalink)
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Talking Re: Terra Preta Can we reproduce it?

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Originally Posted by Michaelangelica
I'll take your word for it. It sound like a great way to go. I wish I was there helping you construct. Can you take photos as you go; rather than just of the finished solar 'still'? please?
Roger Wilco Photo below is 4" diameter galvanized steel stovepipe ($4.49), & a galvanized steel cap ($2.79), both painted with high-temp flat black paint ($2.19). Yard stick marked in inches for scale.
I have it out in the Sun with some coffee grounds stuffed in & a cooking thermometer stuck in to get a baseline temp without the parabolic reflector. Photos of the reflector's construction to follow when available.

Edit: Construction discussion moved to :
http://hypography.com/forums/science...tml#post102460


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Last edited by Turtle; 05-04-2006 at 01:18 PM.