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KaptKid
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Drinking Rain Water ?
#8041741 - 02/19/08 06:37 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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This interrested me.(read from another thread)
What or the pros and cons. I alway thought the shit it cleanded out of the air wouldmake it bad.
Could a simple water filter make it safe? Or does one need to do more.
Also what needs to be done to store water so it want contam?
Thanks for the input.
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Re: Drinking Rain Water ? [Re: KaptKid]
#8041779 - 02/19/08 07:07 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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hah, I wsa wondering the same thing...I didn't know people drank rainwater
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Nephlyte
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Re: Drinking Rain Water ? [Re: Boom]
#8042104 - 02/19/08 09:58 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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I'm pretty sure its fine to drink. Its not going to make you shit blood or anything.
It does probably have some dirt (and some pollution) in it. But your digestive system is set up to take SOME dirt (probably less pollution).
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Re: Drinking Rain Water ? [Re: KaptKid]
#8042120 - 02/19/08 10:01 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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country towns and areas yeah but i wouldnt drink city rain unless filtered
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Re: Drinking Rain Water ? [Re: alphabeatu]
#8042126 - 02/19/08 10:03 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Ya. There is a big difference in the rain water out in the middle of the woods in Canada and say...downtown LA. Use common sense when judging.
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Re: Drinking Rain Water ? [Re: KaptKid]
#8042143 - 02/19/08 10:09 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Don't drink acid rain
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Re: Drinking Rain Water ? [Re: KaptKid]
#8042236 - 02/19/08 10:29 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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acid rain is more of a problem further up the jet stream as opposed to directly over a polluted city
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Re: Drinking Rain Water ? [Re: KaptKid]
#8042363 - 02/19/08 11:00 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Dr. Grant drinks rain water in Jurassic Park.
You could probably drink city rainwater if you don't do it often.
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Re: Drinking Rain Water ? [Re: Boom]
#8042374 - 02/19/08 11:03 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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What do you think people do on islands without any lakes or rivers?
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Re: Drinking Rain Water ? [Re: robbyberto]
#8042379 - 02/19/08 11:04 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Don't eat yellow snow that's for damn sure
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Re: Drinking Rain Water ? [Re: sam420]
#8042476 - 02/19/08 11:34 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Heres a random drinking water trick
Dig a small hole Put a cup or bowl in middle of hole Secure a bag on top Place a stone in the middle so that the bag sags over the bowl Leave overnight Drink!
The moisture from the ground will evaporate, collect on the bag and drip back into the bowl.
You can even use this method to collect water out in the desert.
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Re: Drinking Rain Water ? [Re: KaptKid]
#8042479 - 02/19/08 11:35 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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People drink rain water all the time.
A good portion of the world subsists on rainwater.
Did you people really NOT know this?
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If I drank rainwater I'd probably end up with a mutated smog stomach.
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Well, you're Jewish.
You are all rich and are probably evolved to drink only Evian and Perrier.
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Actually I subsist entirely on He-Brew.
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It's depressing to think that in some places in the world you can't even drink rainwater because of the pollution.
At times I wouldn't mind giving all of this technology up just so we could have a beautiful world.
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Re: Drinking Rain Water ? [Re: appleorange]
#8042520 - 02/19/08 11:46 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
appleorange said: At times I wouldn't mind giving all of this technology up just so we could have a beautiful world.
Well that's just extremist right there...no reason we can't have both, we just need to learn how.
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Nephlyte
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Quote:
OneMoreRobot3021 said:
Well that's just extremist right there...no reason we can't have both, we just need to learn how.

Life is not about either/or decisions. This common belief helps the world be so shitty in the first place.
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Nephlyte
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Quote:
OneMoreRobot3021 said: Actually I subsist entirely on He-Brew.
Oh, i forgot. That beer looks good. We need some of that here in texas.
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Re: Drinking Rain Water ? [Re: KaptKid]
#8043080 - 02/19/08 02:28 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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It depends, if you are a near a city it should be tested, or otherwise it is safe until it hits whatever container you collecting it in, given that it didn't blow over from a city or contain some unknown pollution. You can get a water filter for 30 bucks at homedepot and it will take 99% impurities.
If you want to make sure there are no pathogens or bacteria in standing water you can get an ultraviolet battery powered stick that you put in a glass of water and it sterilizes the water in 60 seconds.
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