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A demo of Panasonic’s Silky Fine Mist. | Image: Panasonic
Ever seen a fish swimming through water droplets in the air? Today I learned Panasonic has been cleverly repurposing an outdoor air conditioning system to produce effects like that.
Panasonic calls it “Silky Fine Mist,” and the company primarily sells it as a way to beat the heat. The company claims its nozzles use a combination of pressurized water and compressed air to spray mist that so fine (6–10 microns) it doesn’t feel wet to the tou
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