" ¢Â Ah yes , that cool , glisten recreation that makes up close to 70 % of the human body 70 - 75 % of the Earth . Unfortunately , only 1 % of Earth ’s water issuitable for drink . Luckily ( ? ) , the inventor of the Segway is now focusing his efforts on developing a waterpurifier made out of moo-cow muck .
" ¢Â Do n’t be afraid of your spigot water - in fact , many places are trying to make itpopularagain . And though they may have air defilement problem , there ’s nothing wrong with what come out of the tap - LA has once again won the accolade fortastiest water faucet water .
" ¢Â Speaking of , you may be interested to acknowledge that Aquafina and Dasani are both tap urine ( and they nominate 24 % of bottled body of water sales ) . Additionally , there are no wellness benefits tooxygenated weewee . There may not be anything with child about carbonated piddle either , but it does fall out naturally ( The wordseltzercomes from the name of a German town , Nieder Selters , a district where mineral spring are located ) .
" ¢Â So then … why does weewee have anexpiration date ?
" ¢Â As mention , water system is not always of the utmost lineament : Because of the short calibre of water in the seventeenth century , the Mayflowertravelers imbibe beer . And indeed , they landed in Plymouth because … they ran out .
" ¢ And for when times get baffling …. NASA has key out a way of life to turn astronaut’surine into drinking water system . Though there are other pick , of course ( The Apollo crew usedfuel cell to make water ) .
" ¢ÂSalt piss conversionis one big challenge to overcome , although development has count on out for some . For example , to get rid of excess salinity from the piss and solid food they ingest , Albatrosseshave saltiness secretory organ just behind their eye sockets . The glands excrete a highly concentrated salt result that drain out through the crown of the beak .
" ¢Â lizard have also control water , though in a dissimilar way - they canwalk on it .
" ¢Â Water can be controlled in interesting ways , from makingice spikesto making itflow uphill .
" ¢ I hope you Flossers are getting your daily drink requirements . Do any of you have well water as your principal source of aqua ? And for those who arenotaware , the deed this week ( that old conversant saying ) is from " Rime of the Ancient Mariner . "
" ˜Dietribes ' seem every other Wednesday . Food photos taken byJohanna Beyenbach . You might remember that name from our post about hercolorful diet .
