tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post111030974681918798..comments2023-12-17T19:35:07.459-08:00Comments on Bouphonia: DuhPhilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1110386332541858282005-03-09T08:38:00.000-08:002005-03-09T08:38:00.000-08:00Theophylact,
Well, it is going through a purifier...Theophylact,<br /><br />Well, it <I>is</I> going through a purifier. That's the whole point of the article! <br /><br />If you don't like the taste, it's still useful for other things. Tea, coffee, frozen juice, boiling pasta, and so forth. <br /><br />But frankly, I'm most interested in the possibilities of a solar-powered version in poor but humid countries, where the need for clean water trumps the sort of aesthetic objections you've brought up. (And which I agree with...I <I>hate</I> drinking distilled water!)Philahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1110384962867446612005-03-09T08:16:00.000-08:002005-03-09T08:16:00.000-08:00Have you ever tried to drink distilled water? It's...Have you ever tried to <I>drink</I> distilled water? It's awful: no taste at all, because it has no minerals. And of course, the condensate from your room air will trap in it a lot of extraneous and undesirable flavors and smells, from air pollutants, sweat, cooking...<br /><br />You could, of course, pass it through a charcoal filter such as a Britaâ„¢ to remove those. But then you'd be back to distilled water at best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com