"Lifesaver Bottle" Filters Viruses Out of Water

gihan_ripper writes "British inventor Michael Pritchard has developed a small self-contained filter system that instantly cleans water, removing all particles larger than 15nm. He said that he was inspired after seeing the effects of Hurricane Katrina and the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004; people had to wait for many days to get fresh water and many died from drinking contaminated water. The filter is so effective that it can purify dirty river water and even fecal matter. His bottle will shortly be available for sale from Lifesaver Systems at an expected cost of £190 (approx. $385)."

Comments

It even purifies fecal matter?

[ettlz]

No shit!

Obligatory

[__aagbwg300]

Is there one for Windows?

Re:Pee

[ObsessiveMathsFreak]

<Tyler Durden>
Urine is sterile. You can drink it.
</Tyler Durden>

I know this, because Tyler knows this.

Yes, but...

[freyyr890]

Does it remove Dihydrogen Monoxide from the water?

Re:Pee

[bigdavex]

I'm not sure you understand the purpose of peeing.

Re:4000 liters for $385? Not outrageous!

[Tsu Dho Nimh]

$400 / 4000 liters = $.10/liter, not $1/liter

Damned metric system!

From the website

[RealErmine]

From the lifesaver systems "unique features" page:

LIFESAVER bottle is fitted with a chew-proof non-tasting replaceable teat.

Finally. I hate when my teat gets all chewed up. It's also pretty creepy that my previous teat can taste me whenever I use it.

Re:Pee

[Anonymous Coward]

I wholeheartedly agree. In fact, you should start drinking your own urine, so you get used to the taste, just in case the water suddenly runs out. I know I have!

Re:Pee

[icepick72]

Hey MacGyver is that you!?! This is Pete Thornton. Call into home base will ya buddy... it's been a while.

Re:Day 5

[Oktober Sunset]

firstly, I just picked a scabby bit of a off my toe, it has 23 pairs of chromosomes, is it a human being? should I put it in petri dish and feed it, and keep it alive. I think I will call this little human Toby, Toby the toe wart.

Secondly, can I buy some pot from you?

Re:SpaceSuits anyone?

[jollyreaper]

The suits weren't skintight, they captured the moisture after evaporation. Yes, but how would they offload the waste heat, since the warm moist air couldn't just blow away into the atmosphere? The man's name is a killing word, foo! You don't think he can fuck with thermodynamics any time he feels like it?

Re:$385!?

[GigG]

The distribution method is in place. They would have just stolen it from Walgreens.

Re:$385!?

[Phisbut]

...or live in a country where you can actually just drink the water from lakes and rivers.

I'm sorry, I didn't get the chance to select the country in which I was born. How did you manage to do that?

Re:For the last time....the problem was not katrin

[j00r0m4nc3r]

The problem is the idea that you can keep a historic city below sea level and nothing bad will ever happen.

You seem to have forgotten about a little place called Atlantis. Thousands of years below sea-level and I've never heard any bad stories. In fact, their Chupacabra production levels are at an all-time high. I've heard that famous celebrities like Elvis Presley and Bigfoot own real-estate there...

Re:drinking pee is harder than you think

[xSauronx]

What I did not mention was the heat index was 114F and it was during a period of serious drought. All creeks were dried up and there was not a pool of water that I could find

you forgot to add "and i *liked* it!" if youre going to be hardcore. sound hardcore ;)

Re:drinking pee is harder than you think

[geobeck]

Survival tip:

Whenever you go hiking or exploring, take a deck of cards with you. If you get hopelessly lost, sit down and start playing solitaire. Within five minutes, someone will be standing over your shoulder, telling you which card to move next.

Re:Pee

[BugAttack]

aww man why did you have to post as an AC? I wanna be your friend!

Re:Pee

[digitig]

Until it can turn my pee into vodka, I agree. I can turn vodka into pee -- will that do?

Re:$385!?

[bjorniac]

It was in the drop down list just before you were conceived - right between sexual orientation and skin color. Sheesh, all these people complain - I bet they just clicked through without checking out the options (hint: Next time don't do "Default" configuration, go through "Advanced").

Re:drinking pee is harder than you think

[hcdejong]

Alternatively, bring a length of optical cable. In case of emergency, bury it. A backhoe will be along shortly to dig it up.

Re:drinking pee is harder than you think

[commodoresloat]

mod the parent up... i'm peeing myself laughing Quick! Drink it!!

Re:No Shit?!?

[Dogtanian]

It removes all particles larger than 15 nm, but chemical bond lengths are typically 0.2 nm, so this bottle will not filter small molecules such as Urea. Well, at least we know they're not taking the piss.

Re:Pee

[exp(pi*sqrt(163))]

In fact, pee into a bottle now and store it in your hiking/camping kit for emergencies.

Re:SpaceSuits anyone?

[Mab_Mass]

The suits weren't skintight, they captured the moisture after evaporation.

Yes, but how would they offload the waste heat, since the warm moist air couldn't just blow away into the atmosphere?

The man's name is a killing word, foo! You don't think he can fuck with thermodynamics any time he feels like it?

Although I hate to be the geek that gets this pedantic over a joke, I can't resist pointing out that stillsuits were a Fremen invention long before Muad'Dib arrived, so the laws of thermodynamics must still be considered.