And the machine can be loaded up for a 24-hour run in 15 minutes, and then ignored.

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The goal was a machine that could brew 100 12-ounce cups in an hour.

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Slingshot is a vapor-compression water-purification machine that can produce about 30 liters of 100% pure distilled water per hour using the same power as a hair dryer consumes.

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