@heartny And at least one is likely to find that the shade of red is not quite right.

@werehatrack Probably not Georgia Red.

@heartny you could just use potassium permanganate and turn your water purple (actually, pink) while disinfecting it at last as well as, if not better than, this unit…

@heartny It’s not shaped like something I could have a commitment with. Or is it?

@AaronLeeJohnson I’m pretty sure that some of us don’t want to know.

@AaronLeeJohnson @heartny

@MrGoodGuy Hmmm …

/showme Anthropomorphized Water Filter Bottles made by “nkd” are at an office and dressed in business attire.

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They do look like those robots but WHY are they called security robots? What are they going to actually DO in any situation? Are they armed with guns or something?

@cfg83 @Lynnerizer And why are they called security cameras? What are they going to actually DO in any situation? Are they armed with guns or something?

@cfg83 @rpstrong
Now I understand the security camera!
People (bad or dishonest people with not so good intentions) should be scared as heck of those things! You get your mug picked up on one of them doing something illegal or wrong and THAT’S going to seel the deal with the judge and possibly end up with a reservation for a prison bid, or worse!

@werehatrack my bad on that spec - its actually 300 bottles, not 300 gallons.

@troy I’m still going to say that it ought to be “up to”, simply because there are Maleckis out there who will torture-test with ditch water downstream of a construction site.

@werehatrack that’s a HUGE difference to ponder along with replacement filters and longevity of the manufacturing of replacement filters.

These fads are usually good for 3 ~ 7 years and they’re forgotten along with replacement filters, cartridges ect. when demand drops manufacturing usually ends as well.and ya end up with a bookshelf end or paper weight

@werehatrack
@dahobbs9 - I’ve got to disagree with it ever ending up as a paperweight or a shelf sitter because even when/IF filters are no longer available it’s STILL going to hold water just like any other drinking bottle! Right?

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@zippyus wonder if these were tossed into a survival carry pack how long the filters would last in storage

@dahobbs9 @zippyus Good question that I hadn’t considered.

@gwrankin yeah, exactly my thought. If these really can get rid of fluoride, I’m in. The only filter out there that I’ve found that can do that are the Zero Water ones.

I’m going to have to look into the claim before I click buy.

@bakerzdosen @gwrankin Here’s a short list of other fluoride filters.

@bakerzdosen @rpstrong Ahh, that list makes more sense to me. Most of these are larger filter setups that require more contact time to pull the ions out.

@bakerzdosen Yea, I set up a Culligan RC-EZ-4 to filter from a spout in my kitchen sink at home and before the water cooler at work. It’s a great filter that catches a lot; but even that one doesn’t get flouride.

I will definitely look into the Culligan ZeroWater if I ever decide to go the water pitcher route. It’s just so nice and quick doing it from the sink.

@gwrankin I started looking into fluoride removal on a whim a while ago only to learn my city’s water—according to its water reports—is low in fluoride and it’s all naturally occurring. So for the most part I use NSF filters for my refrigerator and call it good.

These seem(ed) like a good option for travel where I have no clue about the local water and don’t necessarily want to use/bother with bottled water.

I simply do not camp enough these days to even consider creek/lake water.

But 300 bottles of bottled water wouldn’t be THAT much more than one of these guys—unless you’re beyond security at an airport.

@brennyn This year we’ve traveled to places where it isn’t safe to drink the water (Cuba, Mexico, all around Africa). Having a refillable water bottle that filters has been great and saves on waste, especially in countries where they already struggle with managing waste. I imagine it is also used by people who do back country hiking/backpacking.

@shandamiller Uhh, damn, I wasn’t expecting a reasonable answer. Except Mexican water treated me fine.

@brennyn I lived about half a mile from the Northridge earthquake epicenter in '94. No power or gas for several days thereafter, but a trickle of water would refill a toilet - eventually.

Unfortunately, the water was non-potable - it was contaminated somewhere up stream of us.

I moved from there to a house surrounded by national forest, 6,000 feet up in the San Jacinto mountains. Numerous hiking trails, many a cold, mountain spring bubbling through the ground - and just as many warnings to filter before drinking.

Just two use cases that I’ve encountered, one in suburbia and one in the sticks.

@brennyn @rpstrong I have a Life Straw type device in both of our cars, just in case we run into either situation you mentioned. It’s always nice to err on the side of caution.

I don’t think I’m going to grab these things because I suspect they’re lying about fluoride, and if that’s the case, what other things on the list might be embellished?

@brennyn @gwrankin Frankly, I’d suspect your suspicions. Their claims are specific enough to be readily tested, and false advertising laws do apply.

@brennyn @gwrankin Looks like they do have some certifications. The fluoride results are in nkd Bottle Test 2.

@brennyn @rpstrong In that test there was an 83% reduction in fluoride. That’s more than I would have guessed.

@demonbane When I was younger, my site was slashdotted because I did an experiment/writeup on making shitty vodka taste better using a brita filter.

@Adamamesh @demonbane uhhh no way. I remember that experiment / slashdotted post. Ha! Never did get around to trying it though.

@demonbane I was coming to the forum to wonder aloud how this possibly not tested also. They’re almost obligated to try it for the sake of responsible journalism, right?!

@sujanani $9.95 if they remain available at the original site