Posted by Barry on October 31, 2001 at 07:33:00:In Reply to: Buckminster Fuller Fog-Gun Shower.. posted by David c on October 30, 2001 at 15:35:43:
Not sure if they were ever made or are now being made. It'll take further research into their existence. None are being sold on Ebay. However, here is more info on them FYI.
What is a ``fog gun?''
The ``fog gun'' was an invention Bucky developed as a water saving alternative to the wastefulness of showers. While Bucky was in the navy, he noted that, while standing on the deck of a ship, in the spray and mist of the sea, nothing seems to stay on your skin for very long. Not even grease. He reasoned that it must have something to do with the abrasive action of the tiny water droplets, so he developed a device that atomized the water (like a perfume bottle with the little bulb that you squeeze to get perfume mist) and ejected it at high speed. He dubbed this the ``fog gun'' and found that it worked very well for cleaning a person off without soap (I'm not sure how he did hair, though) and without wasting a lot of water. (The ``gun'' could clean a family of four with 1 PINT of water!)-Pat Salsbury
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