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Why was Jose's container built?
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The container serves as Baer family storage with water-on-top cooling, but the original design intent is unclear — was it built to test an entirely new system?
The KB Melton presentation describes Jose’s container as primarily Baer family storage, with water on top, polyurethane bags with styrofoam rafts (drained in winter), Energy Solaire collectors, and no louvers. It functions more like a Cool Cell — maintaining temps between 40°F–90°F, not designed for people. The meeting notes flag an open question: was the container built specifically to test an entirely new system, distinct from the earlier Cool Cell and drum wall approaches?
Next action: ask Jose Baer directly about the container’s original design intent and what hypothesis it was meant to test.