Michael Pritchard makes filthy water drinkable

http://www.ted.com Too much of the world lacks access to clean drinking water. Engineer Michael Pritchard did something about it -- inventing the portable Lifesaver filter, which can make the most revolting water drinkable in seconds. An amazing demo from TEDGlobal 2009.

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[ThreeChe]

Is this for real? It seems too simple, too good to be true. If he's describing it realistically, he basically just saved like a million people per year.

[Robinzorz]

So uhm, why isn't this, you know, used everywhere to save all those people? If this is what is presented as, it's amazing and should be used EVERYWHERE.

[MaTchBoOkPoEt]

@hyper080 totally.. be worth a fortune when the world ends

[wotmot223]

As much as I dislike Bill Gates he has paid for these kinds of purifiers, and also the clay-pot refrigeration ( basicaly two pots, sand and water) And the eco-toilet ( easy to make, cheap, and the waste products end up as fertilizer. Btw, there is a clay pot even cheaper (almost as effective) version of this which The Gates foundation also helps pay for. That and misquito nets... saves literaly tens of thousands of lives.

[hyper080]

where can i get one of these

[SemiazasxXx]

Depopulation plan does not like this

[righteousrafael]

this is genius!

[ThyrmBloodaxe]

@sai18kit ah shit man i know what you mean fluoride in my toothpaste and tap water has turned me into a zombie-like murderer like chris benoit.

[ThyrmBloodaxe]

@Yertledasturtle we are quite overpopulated but don't other people deserve to live like you and me?

[champenhimself]

why not more then 6000 i can help thinking planned obsolescence?-- why not make one or use another product. where the life span is more like lets say. a 8 that is layed down ?

[Crazee108]

So... is this being implemented?

[johnsonanum]

@mgsblade Good point. He conveniently forgets everything else in water. If it were that simple, the solution to Somalia's drought problems would be to pipe the Indian ocean in, and drink it with LIFESAVERS sent by charities.