shower technology gonna save the planet?

[Darren Dirt]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1499369835/nebia-shower-better-experience-70-less-water/description

"radical!" http://www.wired.com/2015/09/radical-new-shower-head-came-yes-radical/

[Thorin]

That is pretty cool.  a big change is that the water doesn't hit you as hard, so there's no massaging action, but from everything I saw there it's still good enough to wash and rinse hair.

In a place like mine, with lots of bodies wanting to shower in the morning, it's not even the cost savings of using less water or the environmental impact, it's the idea that we won't run out of water by the fourth shower in a row.  Now that's a lovely idea!

[Darren Dirt]

Yeah quite the difference; the Kickstarter page has a bunch of info-graphix and one of them compares the "gallons per minute" usage of this "Nebia" shower vs. "EPA WaterSense" vs. the industry standard showers. It's like 0.75 compared to 2.0 and 2.5 -- like 3x as efficient in terms of water usage.

[Thorin]

The only question I have is whether it can still cleanse and warm the body (hair included) in the same amount of time.  I've used water-saver shower heads before, and it's usually much harder to rinse out the shampoo and I usually feel cold because of the lack of warm water running over my body.  The videos seem to indicate it can indeed do this in the same amount of time.

[Lazybones]

Looks really expensive for what looks like a misting head from a spay park.

Don't have time too google around but this looks like one of those things that might already exist by a different name.

[Thorin]

There are already nebulizing / misting showerheads: https://www.plumbingsupply.com/nebulizing-shower-heads.html.  I've used these in hotels during out-of-town tournaments with the kids.  Normally, these maintain the same rate of water flow as a normal showerhead, just turning it into a fine spray.  The Nebia head claims to reduce the amount of water coming out while also nebulizing (they say "atomizing") the water.  If it truly reduces the amount of water coming out while still giving the same feeling in the shower, then it's a better showerhead.  But there remains that question - with less water flowing, does it still cleanse the body as good as it did before?

[Tom]

I pretty much hate most/all eco shower-heads. And even more I hate those stupid rain fall style ones. I think I've only used ONE of those rain ones that actually did a half decent job.

I also like a good amount of pressure though, so I'm not sure I'd like this... And for $250? Heck no. And that's the earlybird price? Wow. $400+ for retail. just no.

[Mr. Analog]

I could shower with a firehose and it still wouldn't feel like its enough...

In my old apartment where water pressure was just the fevered dream of science fiction, I bought a showerhead that built up its own pressure

It also had a detachable head so I could sing in the shower and use the showerhead as a mic *and I-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII wiiiiiiiiil alwaaaaaaays glarbblblblsbalbabblblalllblbla COUGH COUGH COUGH*

[Tom]

I could shower with a firehose and it still wouldn't feel like its enough...

In my old apartment where water pressure was just the fevered dream of science fiction, I bought a showerhead that built up its own pressure

It also had a detachable head so I could sing in the shower and use the showerhead as a mic *and I-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII wiiiiiiiiil alwaaaaaaays glarbblblblsbalbabblblalllblbla COUGH COUGH COUGH*

lol!

The water pressure here is off the charts though I haven't actually tried the shower pressure since I put in all the new plumbing (replaced all of the supply lines right from the main valve).

[Darren Dirt]

Well turns out I guess the answer to this thread's question is a simple "NO".

[Mr. Analog]

Well turns out I guess the answer to this thread's question is a simple "NO".

I assumed that Betteridge's law of headlines of was in effect

[Thorin]

Well turns out I guess the answer to this thread's question is a simple "NO".

I assumed that Betteridge's law of headlines of was in effect

Hah, I didn't know about Betteridge's law.  Boy howdy, that applies to almost everything I've ever seen on Fox News (via news.google.com).

[Mr. Analog]

Well turns out I guess the answer to this thread's question is a simple "NO".

I assumed that Betteridge's law of headlines of was in effect

Hah, I didn't know about Betteridge's law.  Boy howdy, that applies to almost everything I've ever seen on Fox News (via news.google.com).

Generally if you see it invoked (esp online) it's for a clickbait article or other similar fluff

In the same category as "Top 10" list type things (that are 11 pages on and slathered in advertising)

[Tom]

Hah, that's great. Virtually every single click bait headline with a question is almost assuredly no.