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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Bold action

U.S. News - Grand Canyon banning sales of bottled water

This story from MSNBC has been stirring for some time now. I had herd that the idea has been toyed around with but this is bold to put it in action. I look forward to seeing how this pans out.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Know your water units

I love WolframAlpha. It's such a useful site for understanding just about anything.

Compute '1gal of water' with the Wolfram|Alpha website (http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1gal+of+water) or mobile app (wolframalpha:///?i=1gal+of+water).

Sunday, November 27, 2011

How cold can water get?

What's the coldest water can possibly get before it turns into ice?

This is a fun chemistry article from io9. Seems some scientists from the University of Utah, under the right conditions, got water to sink to well below 32° while still in liquid form. Follow the above link to learn more.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Google data center water treatment plant

WOW! Google Has a water treatment plant?! Should I be excited or worried? It's not like Google ever half-does anything. I am pretty impressed buy the facility, for cooling water it looks like a neat little plant.

Water Changes Everything.

charity: water - Google+

Charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean water to people in developing nations.

100% of donations directly fund water project costs and every water project built is marked on Google Maps so people can see the impact.

In five years we've funded over 4000 water projects that will provide access to clean and safe drinking water to over 2 million people.

http://charitywater.org/

I love this cause. I see no better way to help the world then to give water to the people who need it.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Red Cross - Water Purification Device

Wow what a cool little device. I'm glad I have never had the need for such a gadget but in a pinch and surviving during a disaster this sure would be handy. The only problem is still getting this in the hands of people who need them. Would like to hear peoples thoughts on it.

Very funny

Watch "Hardly Working: Trying Water" on YouTube

I swear I feel like this every time people question me for drinking tap water.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Water treatment operator study info: Algae are primitive plants that have no true leaves, stems, or root systems. In drinking water, they can cause problems in taste, filter clogging and trihalomethane formation.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Water Distillaton

Build a Lab Quality Distillation Apparatus

This is a link to a project from one of my all-time favorite websites www.instructables.com

If you really want to get your geek on you have hundreds of projects to pick from!

Fact you probably don't need to know: English mathematician Thomas Harriot in 1591, notes that snow flakes have six sides.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Lake Erie Algae

Algae woes on Lake Erie demand immediate attention from state, federal agencies

A good article on dangerous algae in Lake Erie. I was very surprised to find this article in the sports section.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Hydraulic jump over a weir

This video is a simple Hydraulic jump explanation.

For more info about jumps Wikipedia has a very lengthy and informative post. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_jump