Originally Posted by Relentless

Asshats can't be trusted with open barrels of water. Think about how many dipshits and jerkoffs would allow a standing container of water to gather germs, maggots and whatever else. The use of this sort of thing in many places would lead to Cholera outbreaks long before it lead to any real water savings. You overestimate the intelligence of most people.

When Hurricane Sandy hit New York people had no power for weeks. Some started storing 60 gallon drums of gasoline in their apartments to run generators with a small exhaust out the window... in 30 story apartment buildings. Think about what might happen in that scenario.

I wouldn't let the public collect air if it could be avoided ;)