How To Make Filthy Water Drinkable
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3. loadrunner commented 11 years ago
#1 it is 547.5 cents
1 bottle could give enough clean water for one person in a whole year.
1 bottle could give enough clean water for one person in a whole year.
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4. whiteshiro commented 11 years ago
Wanna know the sad part, IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN!
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8. FrankTheWank commented 11 years ago
#1 Maths isn't your strong subject is it?
Half a cent is $ 0.005
So 0.005 * 365 * 3 = $5.47 !
Half a cent is $ 0.005
So 0.005 * 365 * 3 = $5.47 !
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9. ughlah commented 11 years ago
He never said the jug would cost 5,5 $. Only that it would cost 0,5 Cents per day to get the water through. Probable the replacement of the pores costs around 5 $.
If it were 5,5 $ per 3 years that would be less than 2 $ per year. So by investing 20 billion a year 10 billion people would get "safe" water?
Even if #1 math was way off. This sounds like this guy is pressing the wrong button for the right reason. I am all for living on a planet, where none needs to suffer from thirst, hunger or having no home, but I am not entirely sure this guy is the prophet he claims to be. Sounds more like "give me 20 billion dollars".
Additionally he claims those pores don't let anything through. Does salt get through or do you get destilled water with that bottle? And if salt gets through, does that mean that you can only filter out all bacteria and some viruses, but a lot of toxic substances still get through?
If it were 5,5 $ per 3 years that would be less than 2 $ per year. So by investing 20 billion a year 10 billion people would get "safe" water?
Even if #1 math was way off. This sounds like this guy is pressing the wrong button for the right reason. I am all for living on a planet, where none needs to suffer from thirst, hunger or having no home, but I am not entirely sure this guy is the prophet he claims to be. Sounds more like "give me 20 billion dollars".
Additionally he claims those pores don't let anything through. Does salt get through or do you get destilled water with that bottle? And if salt gets through, does that mean that you can only filter out all bacteria and some viruses, but a lot of toxic substances still get through?
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10. FrankTheWank commented 11 years ago
"Probable the replacement of the pores costs around 5 $."
No shit Sherlock.
Is he as philanthropic as he'd have us believe? Well, I'd be inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt, at least until learning more about his idea. Has he patented this device? Does he plan to licence the manufacture of it? Does he intend to appear on Dragons' Den and ask for £1m for 10%? Who knows?
As for the salt. I suspect that if it stopped salt, it would also stop the water molecules, thus rendering the device useless. The same probably goes for toxins. But he did make a point of saying that people who would use this, generally live near water sources, provided by the rain cycle. In those circumstances, water which is only contaminated by disease and viruses would be cleaned effectively.
I suspect it wouldn't be much use to anyone setting up camp next to Chernobyl.
No shit Sherlock.
Is he as philanthropic as he'd have us believe? Well, I'd be inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt, at least until learning more about his idea. Has he patented this device? Does he plan to licence the manufacture of it? Does he intend to appear on Dragons' Den and ask for £1m for 10%? Who knows?
As for the salt. I suspect that if it stopped salt, it would also stop the water molecules, thus rendering the device useless. The same probably goes for toxins. But he did make a point of saying that people who would use this, generally live near water sources, provided by the rain cycle. In those circumstances, water which is only contaminated by disease and viruses would be cleaned effectively.
I suspect it wouldn't be much use to anyone setting up camp next to Chernobyl.
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13. Natan_el_Tigre commented 11 years ago
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14. Thanny commented 11 years ago
It's for sterilizing fresh water. It's not magic, and won't desalinate or detoxify.
As for the guy's motivations, how many people think, "How can I get rich?", and conclude that the answer is coming up with a way for poor people to drink safe water? It's still possible that he's got a patent, and wants to be the supplier so he gets a paycheck for his trouble, but I'm not sure that should disqualify the good he's accomplishing. If the money is coming from (comparatively) wealthy donors, and not the poor people with no clean water, I have no problem with him getting a bit rich. That is, after all, why we tolerate wealth at all - encourage the development of new ideas which benefit us all in the long run.
As for the guy's motivations, how many people think, "How can I get rich?", and conclude that the answer is coming up with a way for poor people to drink safe water? It's still possible that he's got a patent, and wants to be the supplier so he gets a paycheck for his trouble, but I'm not sure that should disqualify the good he's accomplishing. If the money is coming from (comparatively) wealthy donors, and not the poor people with no clean water, I have no problem with him getting a bit rich. That is, after all, why we tolerate wealth at all - encourage the development of new ideas which benefit us all in the long run.
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15. Gondy10 commented 11 years ago
http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_pritchard_invents_a_water_filter.html
Watch here is the streaming is kinda slow with you..
Watch here is the streaming is kinda slow with you..
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17. librabooks commented 11 years ago
Some people here would rather see the money go to huge corporations like Coca Cola or Nestle instead of him. They would rather send over our dwindling fresh water in billions of plastic bottles so that they will end up with the same waste problems WE have. They would also rather see the money sent for aid spent on HUGE transportation costs. They seem to also want to have people in those countries uproot their families from their homes and live in large camps like New Orleans did. Hmmmm...it's no wonder the world has so many f-ing problems with morons like these around!
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20. chuchesaku commented 11 years ago
#15 you da man!
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-20 1. banzemanga commented 11 years ago
0.5cent/day * 365day/year * 3year = 547.5dollars
Therefore, an individual would need that much capital in advance before being able to purchase the filter.
Although, i would agree that it does cost way less than bottled waters in large quantities; which comes around 0.5 cents for 16 oz.