• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 00:54
CEST 06:54
KST 13:54
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
[ASL21] Ro24 Preview Pt2: News Flash10[ASL21] Ro24 Preview Pt1: New Chaos0Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - Presented by Monster Energy18ByuL: The Forgotten Master of ZvT30Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book20
Community News
$5,000 WardiTV TLMC tournament - Presented by Monster Energy1GSL CK: More events planned pending crowdfunding0Weekly Cups (May 30-Apr 5): herO, Clem, SHIN win0[BSL22] RO32 Group Stage4Weekly Cups (March 23-29): herO takes triple6
StarCraft 2
General
BGE Stara Zagora 2026 cancelled Blizzard Classic Cup @ BlizzCon 2026 - $100k prize pool Weekly Cups (May 30-Apr 5): herO, Clem, SHIN win Rongyi Cup S3 - Preview & Info Team Liquid Map Contest #22 - Presented by Monster Energy
Tourneys
RSL Season 4 announced for March-April $5,000 WardiTV TLMC tournament - Presented by Monster Energy Sea Duckling Open (Global, Bronze-Diamond) GSL CK: More events planned pending crowdfunding Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament
Strategy
Custom Maps
[D]RTS in all its shapes and glory <3 [A] Nemrods 1/4 players [M] (2) Frigid Storage
External Content
The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 520 Moving Fees Mutation # 519 Inner Power Mutation # 518 Radiation Zone
Brood War
General
so ive been playing broodwar for a week straight. Gypsy to Korea ASL21 General Discussion Pros React To: JaeDong vs Queen [BSL22] RO32 Group Stage
Tourneys
[Megathread] Daily Proleagues [BSL22] RO32 Group B - Sunday 21:00 CEST [BSL22] RO32 Group A - Saturday 21:00 CEST 🌍 Weekly Foreign Showmatches
Strategy
Muta micro map competition Fighting Spirit mining rates What's the deal with APM & what's its true value Simple Questions, Simple Answers
Other Games
General Games
Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Starcraft Tabletop Miniature Game General RTS Discussion Thread Nintendo Switch Thread Darkest Dungeon
Dota 2
The Story of Wings Gaming Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
G2 just beat GenG in First stand
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas TL Mafia Community Thread Five o'clock TL Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine European Politico-economics QA Mega-thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
[Manga] One Piece [Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books Movie Discussion!
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion Cricket [SPORT] Tokyo Olympics 2021 Thread General nutrition recommendations
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
[G] How to Block Livestream Ads
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Loot Boxes—Emotions, And Why…
TrAiDoS
Broowar part 2
qwaykee
Funny Nicknames
LUCKY_NOOB
Iranian anarchists: organize…
XenOsky
FS++
Kraekkling
ASL S21 English Commentary…
namkraft
Electronics
mantequilla
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 2336 users

Filthy water into drinkable water - Page 2

Forum Index > General Forum
Post a Reply
Prev 1 2 3 Next All
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11562 Posts
August 06 2009 02:03 GMT
#21
o god
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
psion0011
Profile Joined December 2008
Canada720 Posts
August 06 2009 02:08 GMT
#22
On August 06 2009 11:02 mahnini wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 06 2009 10:55 psion0011 wrote:
On August 06 2009 10:54 FragKrag wrote:
Isn't the Brita filter just a bunch of active carbon ????

Haha maybe you're right, I don't actually own one and just tried to give a common example of a filter.

something like a tank filter? maybe that's why it's so fishy!

HAHAHAHAHAHA

I laughed.

But I totally think this guy is a quack.
clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
August 06 2009 02:14 GMT
#23
On August 06 2009 10:20 Racenilatr wrote:
Probably Politics. more confusing then starcraft


Must everything you talk about be Starcraft lol
#1 Sea.Really Fan / #1 Nesh Fan / Terran Forever~
KingFool
Profile Joined January 2008
Canada428 Posts
August 06 2009 02:18 GMT
#24
On August 06 2009 10:28 Klockan3 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 06 2009 10:27 eMbrace wrote:
im a noob when it comes to survival, but doesn't boiling water cleanse it?

GL getting electricity to a place that don't even got pure water... If they had it we wouldn't have a problem.


You should go camping one day, its fun.
Stimin myself on a daily basis
The Storyteller
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
Singapore2486 Posts
August 06 2009 02:26 GMT
#25
Not really news. Singapore has been doing this for years on a large scale.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEWater

We recycle sewage into drinkable water. The country is like a massive Fremen stillsuit.

We also donate portable water purifiers to third world countries. For places where there is no water source at all, one of our companies has a machine called the Dragonfly which condenses water from the air ala Dune.
Etherone
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States1898 Posts
August 06 2009 02:44 GMT
#26
On August 06 2009 10:52 micronesia wrote:
What is the secret behind this revolutionary technology that filters out EVERYTHING and is extremely cheap, and lasts for a very long time? This seems fishy to me.


the secret to the filtering out EVERYTHING is he managed to make the holes 15nm in diameter as opposed to the 200nm wide holes in previous filters. This is significant because according to the video the smallest virus is 25nm wide ( polio virus), and thus his filers are 1337.
Wire
Profile Joined July 2009
United States494 Posts
August 06 2009 02:48 GMT
#27
On August 06 2009 10:28 Klockan3 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 06 2009 10:09 Liquid_Turbo wrote:
How is it, that our world is complex enough that these bottles aren't mass produced and delivered NOW?

Watch anything on TV-shop and you will get the same thought.

Till you slap yourself and realize that they never tell you the whole story, if he sold bottles for 20 billion he would become one of the richest man on earth which is why he talks so warmly about it.
Show nested quote +
On August 06 2009 10:27 eMbrace wrote:
im a noob when it comes to survival, but doesn't boiling water cleanse it?

GL getting electricity to a place that don't even got pure water... If they had it we wouldn't have a problem.


lol why dun you just start a fire >.> like..with wood.
"You sacced your ovie, which is great, but then you didn't watch it die, which is bad :("
MK
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States496 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-06 02:51:21
August 06 2009 02:49 GMT
#28
The issue with water is actually not drinkable or not.
Our global water ressource is used much more for agriculture than for drink.
It's good to filter and make it drinkable but it doesn't solve the problem of the lack of water for the agriculture.
I ain't sure about the number but it's like 60%+ water are used for agriculture and 1% for drink (someone check ?), especially in poor countries.

PS : the Show "The Colony", they made a filter with charcoal and sand.
The highest knowledge is to know that we are surrounded by mystery
ShoCkeyy
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
7815 Posts
August 06 2009 02:55 GMT
#29
This would be cool if they did mass produce it. Hopefully they are able to get this to third world countries either way to help out.
Life?
PH
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6173 Posts
August 06 2009 02:56 GMT
#30
MK, most filters used activated charcoal in their filters. That's a very basic filter. My Brita filter uses activated charcoal and something sandy.
Hello
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24768 Posts
August 06 2009 03:05 GMT
#31
On August 06 2009 11:44 Etherone wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 06 2009 10:52 micronesia wrote:
What is the secret behind this revolutionary technology that filters out EVERYTHING and is extremely cheap, and lasts for a very long time? This seems fishy to me.


the secret to the filtering out EVERYTHING is he managed to make the holes 15nm in diameter as opposed to the 200nm wide holes in previous filters. This is significant because according to the video the smallest virus is 25nm wide ( polio virus), and thus his filers are 1337.

That wasn't really what I meant... we already have had filters that can filter out virtually everything but it's like 100 dollars and doesn't last that long.

How does he make them so cost effective and long-lasting?
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
Lucktar
Profile Joined July 2008
United States526 Posts
August 06 2009 03:09 GMT
#32
Fairy dust, IMO.
NaDa, much, ZerO fighting!
keV.
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States3214 Posts
August 06 2009 03:09 GMT
#33
TED makes me feel worse about my life than cribs.

I wish I was a super genius or criminally charitable.
"brevity is the soul of wit" - William Shakesman
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-06 03:17:58
August 06 2009 03:17 GMT
#34

GL getting electricity to a place that don't even got pure water... If they had it we wouldn't have a problem.


[image loading]


http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/purifying-the-water-while-camping.html
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
Shade692003
Profile Joined August 2005
Canada702 Posts
August 06 2009 03:21 GMT
#35
How do you plug that fire
I hate the post below mine because it feels War3-ish.
MK
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States496 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-06 03:31:03
August 06 2009 03:29 GMT
#36
On August 06 2009 12:09 keV. wrote:
TED makes me feel worse about my life than cribs.

I wish I was a super genius or criminally charitable.


Ted is for sure a great show but I think we should all stay skeptical or at least critical.
For example, I'm still not convinced about the link between global warming and Human activities.

The guys speaking at Ted are for sure the best talkers in the world but it doesn't mean they are right. They "think different" which is a great thing and I truely believe it's important to have multiple points of view but don't rush to the conclusion because someone said something.
I ain't rocket scientist, I'm just a lame pure math bachelor wanking in a regular random business school but I'm sure that if everyone starts to check and open their critical mind after watching Ted, the world will sure become better.

I don't feel bad or even worse after watching a Ted, I just feel that maybe, I have to check if the solution and the facts these guys are talking about are true or false.
And I guess this is the real beauty of Ted : make us think, make us check, make us skeptical or critical.
The highest knowledge is to know that we are surrounded by mystery
NukezaFlyin
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States10 Posts
August 06 2009 03:46 GMT
#37
On August 06 2009 10:42 Dametri wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 06 2009 10:37 kramer76 wrote:
I doubt it is merely politics. It is still just a niche use. I think it's a great idea for disaster areas where you probably have freshwater sources... its just dirty no? I think it's a great solution for conflict areas of the world. Even then, how much would it cost to produce and ship to every one who might be able to use it? How much would it cost to produce these filters and keep them stocked for everyone? If it's a disaster area or a conflict area, how do you get these to the people who need them?


Though its pretty cool that it can filter your pee a couple times over.

He's pretty specific about the cost of getting the filters to "everyone," though perhaps not so clear on a timetable.
As far as using the filter to relieve disaster areas, it would probably be just as easy or easier to fly in water, seeing as how the main problem is gathering and transporting resources to the affected area and the solutions only need to last for a relatively short period of time. Might be nice as a prophylactic in areas frequently visited by disaster, though.


Water's really heavy. It's really expensive to ship in that much water. Seems like it'll be cheaper to ship in a bunch of really light plastic bottles than it is to ship in several times more plastic bottles with water in it.
poor newb
Profile Joined April 2004
United States1879 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-06 05:17:35
August 06 2009 05:15 GMT
#38
water "crisis"?

people dont care unless they start dying from it, and when they do start dying nobody cares because they are already dead
How do you mine minerals?
IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32278 Posts
August 06 2009 05:18 GMT
#39
On August 06 2009 12:21 Shade692003 wrote:
How do you plug that fire


throw a bare wire over the fire. The other plug goes to the wall.
Moderator<:3-/-<
Alventenie
Profile Joined July 2007
United States2147 Posts
August 06 2009 05:27 GMT
#40
On August 06 2009 14:15 poor newb wrote:
water "crisis"?

people dont care unless they start dying from it, and when they do start dying nobody cares because they are already dead



some people don't die from drinking water that isn't purified, they just get really sick. To stop them from getting sick and generally improving the health in that area is always a good thing. I suggest watching some Hans Rosling videos on ted.com as they show a good amount of stats about the world.
Prev 1 2 3 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Replay Cast
00:00
WardiTV Mondays #77
LiquipediaDiscussion
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
WinterStarcraft542
RuFF_SC2 233
StarCraft: Brood War
GuemChi 5995
ggaemo 45
Bale 14
Icarus 8
Dota 2
NeuroSwarm118
League of Legends
JimRising 758
Counter-Strike
Coldzera 1693
C9.Mang0347
Other Games
summit1g12674
Mew2King101
Organizations
Other Games
gamesdonequick1288
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 12 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• Berry_CruncH211
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
League of Legends
• Lourlo1223
Upcoming Events
The PondCast
5h 6m
CranKy Ducklings
19h 6m
WardiTV Team League
1d 6h
Replay Cast
1d 19h
CranKy Ducklings
2 days
WardiTV Team League
2 days
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
2 days
BSL
2 days
n0maD vs perroflaco
TerrOr vs ZZZero
MadiNho vs WolFix
DragOn vs LancerX
Sparkling Tuna Cup
3 days
WardiTV Team League
3 days
[ Show More ]
OSC
3 days
BSL
3 days
Sterling vs Azhi_Dahaki
Napoleon vs Mazur
Jimin vs Nesh
spx vs Strudel
Replay Cast
3 days
Replay Cast
4 days
Wardi Open
4 days
GSL
5 days
Replay Cast
6 days
Kung Fu Cup
6 days
Replay Cast
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

CSL Elite League 2026
RSL Revival: Season 4
NationLESS Cup

Ongoing

BSL Season 22
ASL Season 21
CSL 2026 SPRING (S20)
StarCraft2 Community Team League 2026 Spring
Nations Cup 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026

Upcoming

Escore Tournament S2: W2
IPSL Spring 2026
Escore Tournament S2: W3
Acropolis #4
BSL 22 Non-Korean Championship
CSLAN 4
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
RSL Revival: Season 5
WardiTV TLMC #16
IEM Cologne Major 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 2
CS Asia Championships 2026
Asian Champions League 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
CCT Season 3 Global Finals
IEM Rio 2026
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.