A stillsuit is a fictional body suit designed by the Fremen in Frank Herbert's Dune universe to maintain their body moisture in the harsh desert environment of the planet Arrakis. In Terminology of the Imperium, the glossary of the novel Dune, Herbert provides the following definition:STILLSUIT: body-enclosing garment invented on Arrakis. Its fabric is a micro-sandwich performing functions of heat dissipation and filter for bodily wastes. Reclaimed moisture is made available by tube from catchpockets. The stillsuit also draws perspiration away from the body and collects it, and pumps built into the heels of the suit drive the filtering mechanism.Derek Lowe notes in his May 20, 2005 article [LINK: http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2005/05/20/outside_reading.php] "Outside Reading" that "A more technically inclined geek would have realized the physics problem that Fran

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