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Anyway, can you tell me what is the problem with bottled water ? And anyway smart people drink mineral water !

I never drank standard water anywhere in the world, I have enough shit coming into my body, especially lungs, no need to add more !
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Only dumbfucks who fall for marketing BS from companies like Coca Cola and Nestle think tap water in most countries is unsafe to drink..

Coca-Cola paid $1mn in fines of selling tap water in the UK claiming it was spring water.

Only religion beats the bottled water scam in outrageousness.
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Here is something else for people to think about, How big is a molecule of H2O ? How big is a molecule of a chemical ? Lets pick 245D as an example. If a H2O goes through a water filter why would a 245D molecule or any other not go through a water filter.
Another good example is, liquid food coloring will pass straight through a water filter.
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And let's not mention lead or the fluoride debate...
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kiwiincambodia wrote: Mon Jun 18, 2018 9:14 am
Heng Heng Heng wrote:Although it is said to be safe when it leaves the water treatment station, I have never been brave enough to try it from the tap.
Ive heard the same thing although I would hate to think the state of the pipes between the plant and the houses.

Never been brave enough to drink straight from the tap here but use it for cooking, coffee and brushing teeth regularly without problem.
same here, might give it a go though, would save me a fortune on drinking water lol
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Charcoal/clay filter $12 from NGO, never bought bottled water again.
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Tried drinking the tap water in chinkville,whilst it did not make me sick it had a taste about it.Also you do not know how clean the 20l bottles are before they are filled and what they are filled with.
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Plastic degrades in a toxic manner anyway, so even if they were filled with clean water, if they have been used many times there is a still a concern
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I've had food poisoning here once from bad ice in beer. They type where you sit on the toilet while vomiting into a bucket. I also fear worm eggs and bacteria in the water, so I will continue to resist tap water unless filtered.
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that genius wrote: Tue Jun 19, 2018 6:58 am Plastic degrades in a toxic manner anyway, so even if they were filled with clean water, if they have been used many times there is a still a concern
WHO launches health review after microplastics found in 90% of bottled water

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a review into the potential risks of plastic in drinking water after a new analysis of some of the world’s most popular bottled water brands found that more than 90% contained tiny pieces of plastic. A previous study also found high levels of microplastics in tap water.

In the new study, analysis of 259 bottles from 19 locations in nine countries across 11 different brands found an average of 325 plastic particles for every litre of water being sold.

In one bottle of Nestlé Pure Life, concentrations were as high as 10,000 plastic pieces per litre of water. Of the 259 bottles tested, only 17 were free of plastics, according to the study.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... study-says
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