There have been a few reports flowing around the internet about the latest fad at the West Coast of the United States. This trend has taken place mostly in places that are quite wealthy, like the Silicon Valley or San Francisco. This new trend is known as “Raw Water”
Water filled with cyanobacteria - Source: Wikimedia Commons
From what we know, Raw Water is unfiltered, unsterilized spring water. And for 11 liters (3 gallons) of this water, you will pay 37 U.S. dollars. And the reasoning behind this trend? Filtering removes useful minerals and “dangerous” chemicals are being added to tap water.
Tap Water? You are drinking toilet water with birth control drugs in them.
Mukhande Singh – creator of Raw Water
Tap water is also enhanced with chloride and fluoride and Singh also said: “Call me a conspiracy theorist, but it a mind control drug that has no benefit for the health of your teeth.” But the reality, of course, is that filtering water and adding chloride and fluoride are things that have been saving lives for hundreds of years. For example, chloride has is being used by American water companies since 1908 and since then the number of death caused by typhus, cholera, and diarrhea was reduced by so much that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention call is one of the biggest successes in public health in the 20th century. Many people also think that bottled water is safer than tap water but there aren’t many supporting facts for this claim. But both types of water are obviously treated and filtered.
In conclusion. This is just another way to get money out of the pockets of naive people and give them a feeling of doing something healthy… But in fact, Raw Water could potentially cause them serious health problems as the bacteria normally removed by filtering and chloride will survive in Raw Water. For God's sake, it even turns green if you don’t drink it soon enough. That should tell you all you need to know.
There is an old saying that goes something like this;
"A fool and their money are quickly parted."
That is what I think of when I see "Raw Water" selling for $37 for 3 gallons. That is almost $13 a gallon!
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Yeah, not only is the price ridiculous, but my main concern is with the health issues.
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I agree, the health concerns are very real. There is a reason when you take a survival class they tell you to boil water from any natural source before drinking it.
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Incredibly pointless idea on so many levels. But, it's just the game of big numbers.
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Not necessarily, his costs are very minimal I'll guess, so let's say if he profits just 5 $ (and it's likely more) on the 3 gallon package, then if he sells only 10 000 of them, that's a years income for a lot of poeple.
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I know... :( I'm simply surprised how incredibly pointless things get good reception on the market. I would never, ever sell this water because I would be thinking that there will be not a single person ready to buy it.
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Incredible idea how to sell nothing.
But... 300.000.000 people in USA. Imagine the most naive person you have ever met (1:1000). There are 100.000 people, just as sharp, ready to buy anything. :(
That makes me sad, that failure to educate the people at least to the 3rd grade elementary school.
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Gross. One look at that algal bloom with the thought of drinking it made me queasy... Treating chemicals being called outright mind control drugs made me chuckle though.
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