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| Filt-Plug | ||
| A nose plug worn to collect moisture from exhaled air. |
On parched Arrakis, the wise traveler wears filt-plugs and a breathing mask over the mouth, to conserve moisture.
| FILT-PLUG: a nose filter unit worn with a stillsuit to capture moisture from the exhaled breath. |
| Technovelgy from Dune,
by Frank Herbert. Published by Putnam in 1965 Additional resources -
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Here are a couple of additional quotes:
Paul's stillsuit rode easily on his body and he was only distantly aware of his nose plugs, the breathing mask..."
"In the open desert, you wear this filter across your face, this tube in the nostrils with these plugs to insure a tight fit. Breathe in through the mouth filter, out through the nose tube. With a Fremen suit in good working order, you won't lose more than a thimbleful of moisture a day - even if you're caught in the Great Erg..."
(Filt plug from Denis Villeneuve's 2020 film Dune)
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