<feed version="0.3" xml:lang="en-us" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><generator>Plime/1</generator><title>Water Slippers : ATOM 0.3</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/wtf-/"/><tagline>Water Slippers : ATOM 0.3</tagline><author><name>www.plime.com</name><email>plime@plime.com</email></author><copyright>2008, www.plime.com.</copyright><modified>2008-10-07T20:30:20+01:00</modified><entry><title><![CDATA[Water Slippers]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/50801/1/" /><id>50801</id><summary><![CDATA[Water Slippers]]></summary><issued>2008-02-15T22:43:47+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-15T22:43:47+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[When you put the words kids, bath, and entertainment together, the image of a rubber ducky might come up. That&#8217;s the inspiration behind the Vak-Vak. With a squish of your heel, water sucks into the duck. Another squish jettisons water in a stream of fun wetness.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Bottled Water - Where Does That Water Come From?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/18275/1/" /><id>18275</id><summary><![CDATA[Bottled Water - Where Does That Water Come From?]]></summary><issued>2007-04-28T05:28:46+01:00</issued><modified>2007-04-28T05:28:46+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The economic value of &quot;special water&quot; 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.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[9 Great Reasons to Drink Water, and How to Form the Water Habit]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/26399/1/" /><id>26399</id><summary><![CDATA[9 Great Reasons to Drink Water, and How to Form the Water Habit]]></summary><issued>2007-07-06T08:19:22+01:00</issued><modified>2007-07-06T08:19:22+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[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.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The teenage girl who is allergic to WATER]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/52340/1/" /><id>52340</id><summary><![CDATA[The teenage girl who is allergic to WATER]]></summary><issued>2008-02-27T19:56:20+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-27T19:56:20+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Teenager Ashleigh Morris can't go swimming, soak in a hot bath or enjoy a shower after a stressful day's work - she's allergic to water. Even sweating brings the 19-year-old out in a painful rash. Ashleigh, from Melbourne, Australia, is allergic to water of any temperature, a condition she's lived with since she was 14.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The Anti-Bottled-Water Bottled Water Company]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/74655/1/" /><id>74655</id><summary><![CDATA[The Anti-Bottled-Water Bottled Water Company]]></summary><issued>2008-09-03T04:39:31+01:00</issued><modified>2008-09-03T04:39:31+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Tap&#8217;dNY is honest-to-goodness New York City tap water. It doesn&#8217;t come from French springs, Arctic glaciers, tropical islands, or Alpine peaks. It&#8217;s NYC tap water, just like Mom used to serve.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Animation-There's Something in the Water]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/32390/1/" /><id>32390</id><summary><![CDATA[Animation-There's Something in the Water]]></summary><issued>2007-08-20T21:38:38+01:00</issued><modified>2007-08-20T21:38:38+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[V Water - there's something in the water . A wicked animation advertisement for water.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[For once Justice wins in compensation case over fly in water bottle. ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/62827/1/" /><id>62827</id><summary><![CDATA[For once Justice wins in compensation case over fly in water bottle. ]]></summary><issued>2008-05-22T18:24:07+01:00</issued><modified>2008-05-22T18:24:07+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[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.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Water Discovered in Moon Samples]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/68243/1/" /><id>68243</id><summary><![CDATA[Water Discovered in Moon Samples]]></summary><issued>2008-07-10T00:28:24+01:00</issued><modified>2008-07-10T00:28:24+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[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.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Weird water: Discovery challenges long-held beliefs about water's special properties]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/48855/1/" /><id>48855</id><summary><![CDATA[Weird water: Discovery challenges long-held beliefs about water's special properties]]></summary><issued>2008-01-30T03:23:45+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-30T03:23:45+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[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.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[5 Really Weird Things About Water]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/73577/1/" /><id>73577</id><summary><![CDATA[5 Really Weird Things About Water]]></summary><issued>2008-08-25T22:28:38+01:00</issued><modified>2008-08-25T22:28:38+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[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.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Do You Really Need 8 Glasses Of Water Per Day?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/19389/1/" /><id>19389</id><summary><![CDATA[Do You Really Need 8 Glasses Of Water Per Day?]]></summary><issued>2007-05-07T15:38:02+01:00</issued><modified>2007-05-07T15:38:02+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[We have all been bombarded with orders to drink more water every day or we could become dehydrated and if we don&#8217;t, oh no please help us, something terrible is going to happen, like we&#8217;re going to shrivel up and die.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Myth Busters - No Firearm Penetrates 14-inches of Water]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/61910/1/" /><id>61910</id><summary><![CDATA[Myth Busters - No Firearm Penetrates 14-inches of Water]]></summary><issued>2008-05-15T07:33:33+01:00</issued><modified>2008-05-15T07:33:33+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[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.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The Time I Lost Control of My Bowels On the Water Slide]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/19095/1/" /><id>19095</id><summary><![CDATA[The Time I Lost Control of My Bowels On the Water Slide]]></summary><issued>2007-05-05T01:01:45+01:00</issued><modified>2007-05-05T01:01:45+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[(hilarious craigslist entry)<br/>Our local water park is opening this weekend, so I'm posting in honor of this small town's most exciting annual event.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Sonic Monsters]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/59567/1/" /><id>59567</id><summary><![CDATA[Sonic Monsters]]></summary><issued>2008-04-24T18:41:28+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-24T18:41:28+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Cornstarch, water, and a speaker coated with rubber latex paint.<br/><br/>I couldn't tear my eyes away; its some trippy stuff.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[LED Tap Creates Glowing Water]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/54732/1/" /><id>54732</id><summary><![CDATA[LED Tap Creates Glowing Water]]></summary><issued>2008-03-18T10:34:32+01:00</issued><modified>2008-03-18T10:34:32+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[This little device fits onto most taps and lights up a set of LEDs when you turn on the tap, transforming the stream of water into a beautiful waterfall of light.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Straw that Doubles as Emergency Water Filter]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/52698/1/" /><id>52698</id><summary><![CDATA[Straw that Doubles as Emergency Water Filter]]></summary><issued>2008-03-02T01:09:53+01:00</issued><modified>2008-03-02T01:09:53+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Contains a special membrane that cleans 99.999999% of contaminates. Cleans 500 liters of water before going bad. <br/><br/>I almost want to get one, go to a local stream, scoop a glass, and take a sip.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Extracting water from thin air]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/2426/1/" /><id>2426</id><summary><![CDATA[Extracting water from thin air]]></summary><issued>2006-10-07T19:26:41+01:00</issued><modified>2006-10-07T19:26:41+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[It costs $30 per gallon to get water to U.S. soldiers in arid areas, so having a water extraction plant would be a big help. A small company has figured out how to extract water from the air, even at humidity levels as low as 14%, for 30 cents per gallon. DARPA is very interested.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[New Japanese bottled water tastes great, looks even better!]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/40716/1/" /><id>40716</id><summary><![CDATA[New Japanese bottled water tastes great, looks even better!]]></summary><issued>2007-11-05T19:33:57+01:00</issued><modified>2007-11-05T19:33:57+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Hyotan Kara Mizu is a new brand of Japanese mineral water that sets itself apart through its appealing packaging. The reuseable bottles come in 20 different designs and the curvaceous, organic shape is meant to resemble a gourd - the traditional Japanese canteen.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Sun's Temper Blamed for Loss of Water on Mars ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/32769/1/" /><id>32769</id><summary><![CDATA[Sun's Temper Blamed for Loss of Water on Mars ]]></summary><issued>2007-08-22T23:29:11+01:00</issued><modified>2007-08-22T23:29:11+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Mars was wet in its early history, but today it appears bone dry other than ice below the surface and at the poles. Astronomers have long wondered where all the water went. The water might have been blown into space long ago by strong gusts of solar winds, new satellite observations suggest.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Water Bridge]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/30639/1/" /><id>30639</id><summary><![CDATA[Water Bridge]]></summary><issued>2007-08-08T08:48:19+01:00</issued><modified>2007-08-08T08:48:19+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a Google satellite image from near Magdeburg, Germany. It shows a water bridge crossing the Elbe River. Actually, it is a canal crossing the river on a bridge. Here's a <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/waterbridge.asp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ground-level photo</a>.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Mars Rover finds &quot;puddles&quot; of water on planet surface]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/23286/1/" /><id>23286</id><summary><![CDATA[Mars Rover finds &quot;puddles&quot; of water on planet surface]]></summary><issued>2007-06-09T13:11:46+01:00</issued><modified>2007-06-09T13:11:46+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Although many dispute that the atmosphere can support the presence of liquid water, these photos make an interesting case for it!]]></content></entry></feed>