Interesting.....one could argue that this is a take off of Max Whisson's water wheel, who was also inspired by the namid beetle according to this link...
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-water/water-outta-thick-air-the-whisson-windmill.html
I just want to see one of these things hit the market in a big way so I don't have to utilize the pile of parts I've been collecting to try to make one!
