Taking Back the Tap! Posted: 10 months ago by Steve123
It is actually a misconception created by (surprise!) bottled water industries, that bottled water is better to drink than tap water. In reality, most tap water is just as good, or better, than bottled brands.
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Bottled Water - Where Does That Water Come From? Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
The economic value of "special water" was first cultivated in Europe during the late 1700s when people began visiting natural springs to drink the water or bathe in it. Then in 1767, Jackson's spa in Boston began bottling their water.
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9 Great Reasons to Drink Water, and How to Form the Water Habit Posted: 1 year ago by maxriter
We all know that water is good for us, but often the reasons are a little fuzzy. And even if we know why we should drink water, it's not a habit that many people form.
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5 Really Weird Things About Water Posted: 3 months ago by Bornbad
Water, good ol' H2O, seems like a pretty simple substance to you and me. But in reality, water - the foundation of life and most common of liquid - is really weird and scientists actually don't completely understand how water works.
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The Anti-Bottled-Water Bottled Water Company Posted: 3 months ago by suckersklub
Tap’dNY is honest-to-goodness New York City tap water. It doesn’t come from French springs, Arctic glaciers, tropical islands, or Alpine peaks. It’s NYC tap water, just like Mom used to serve.
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Five Myths About Drinking Water Posted: 8 months ago by dollyllama
Is bottled water better for you than tap? Or should you choose vitamin-enriched water over sparkling? Experts say, skip it all.
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Animation-There's Something in the Water Posted: 1 year ago by misswinkle
V Water - there's something in the water . A wicked animation advertisement for water.
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Forget Evian or Vitaminwater. The latest beverage trend: 'Holy Water.' Posted: 12 months ago by dollyllama
Inspired, perhaps, by vitamin and energy waters, a number of new companies have begun making more explicit claims: their water doesn't just promote good health, it actually makes you good. Holy Drinking Water, produced by a California-based company called Wayne Enterprises, is blessed in the warehouse by an Anglican or Roman Catholic priest (after a thorough background check).
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Bottled Water - Bad to the Last Drop Posted: 2 years ago by videoguy
"This simple experiment seemed to confirm that most people cannot tell the difference between tap water and bottled water. Yet they buy it anyway - and in enormous quantities."
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Water Discovered in Moon Samples Posted: 5 months ago by AutumnLotus
Water has been found conclusively for the first time inside ancient moon samples brought back by Apollo astronauts. The discovery may force scientists to rethink the lunar past and future, although uncertainty remains about how much water exists and whether future explorers could extract it.
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How a bowl of warm water can help you buy a bra that fits better Posted: 1 year ago by Proverb
This works great! I tried it today and... uh... nevermind.
NSFW (Boobies)
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Pet Water Dish Posted: 1 month ago by AutumnLotus
Portable Pet Water Dish gives your favorite four-legged pal a welcome drink anywhere!
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Do You Really Need 8 Glasses Of Water Per Day? Posted: 2 years ago by catalyst
We have all been bombarded with orders to drink more water every day or we could become dehydrated and if we don’t, oh no please help us, something terrible is going to happen, like we’re going to shrivel up and die.
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For once Justice wins in compensation case over fly in water bottle. Posted: 6 months ago by pocksucket
Martin Mustapha found a dead fly in a water dispenser bottle in 2001 and brought a $300,000 suit against the suppliers. At appeal, Mustapha, who never drank any of the water, didn't get the result he was after. Not by a long chalk.
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Another Bloody Water Posted: 2 weeks ago by AutumnLotus
According to Jay Dillon, the director of Subgroup: "It tends to stand out on the shelves, by not standing out. Whilst all the other brands are fighting on the shelf with the same old cascasding water falls and water droplets etc. Our clear invisible bottle makes a focus of the water inside. Because after all it's just another bloody water, right!"
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Ice Cubes for sale, you have to freeze them yourself Posted: 2 years ago by camro77
And you thought bottled water was silly?
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Weird water: Discovery challenges long-held beliefs about water's special properties Posted: 10 months ago by AutumnLotus
Scientists have long marveled over counter-intuitive properties that set water apart from other solids and liquids commonly found in nature. That is why Pablo Debenedetti and collaborators were surprised to find a highly simplified model molecule that behaves in much the same way as water, a discovery that upends long-held beliefs about what makes water so special.
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Better than you Posted: 11 months ago by 2manyusernames
Think you're hot stuff with your upright posture and your higher brain functions? Animals are better than you.
source
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The Time I Lost Control of My Bowels On the Water Slide Posted: 2 years ago by gnikgnok
(hilarious craigslist entry)
Our local water park is opening this weekend, so I'm posting in honor of this small town's most exciting annual event.
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Myth Busters - No Firearm Penetrates 14-inches of Water Posted: 7 months ago by maxriter
It has been proven that no firearm can penetrate 14 inches of water, not even the magnum .50 cal sniper rifle with steel-jacketed bullets, so this means that if you want to be safe from any bullet just stay under 14 inches of water in a river or lake.
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10 Gadgets Better Than Dates Posted: 10 months ago by punthe
Here are 10 gadgets that are better than a date on Valentine's Day... according to Wired.com
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