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agriculture so desperate it condenses air itself into a paycheck.
means a fictional method of extracting drinkable water straight from atmospheric humidity on bone-dry desert worlds.
from invented for star wars 1977 to explain why anyone would live on tatooine, a planet with no visible water, farms, or reason to stay.
real techactual atmospheric water generators exist, just less dramatic
family businessluke skywalker's uncle owned a moisture farm, the lars homestead
device namevaporators are the fictional machines that condense the water
economic ironydesert planet's main export is basically dehumidified air
for instance
lars homestead — tatooine farm luke grew up on before it burned in 1977's a new hope
jawa raids — tusken raiders and jawas constantly threaten farms for droids and parts
watermaker devices — real-world solar atmospheric generators marketed with star wars nods