View Full Version : Whens water not water ?
Psyco Groupie
19-03-04, 18:17
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3550063.stm
DOH!
I got given a bottle of this a few weeks back in town when they first released it ... its 'nice' water .. tastes of nothing so is refreshing .. but its extrememly expensive in shops and now gives you cancer .. lmao
sanityislost
19-03-04, 18:20
Hahaha sweet. wish i found out about it before the recall *shakes fist* think of all the fun i could of had ...grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Psyco Groupie
19-03-04, 18:25
Originally posted by sanityislost
Hahaha sweet. wish i found out about it before the recall *shakes fist* think of all the fun i could of had ...grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
lol recalls at this level arent usually common knowledge ;)
sanityislost
19-03-04, 18:34
Originally posted by Psyco Groupie
lol recalls at this level arent usually common knowledge ;)
lol i mean the whole water thing, cause i drink the stuff woulda went OoOoOoOoO NEW THINGY and prolly bought a shit load. then would of had a peek at ur lil thread with my cancer ammo, got a crazy grin on my face and gave it out to random ppl who live near me and bitch about me making "TOO MUCH NOISE"..........gawd i hate those bitches!!!
water is not water when you try to drive a hovertech over it.
Originally posted by Omnituens
water is not water when you try to drive a hovertech over it.
no cuz then it's a black hole o_O
Psyco Groupie
19-03-04, 19:42
lmao
isn't that the brand of water coka cola makes 3000% profit on?
Something about that was in the news here a couple of weeks ago
NS_CHROME54
19-03-04, 19:44
ya know if anyone had tried to sell bottled water 30-40 years ago, they would have been laughed at and stoned (possibly, in more ways then 1). and now look at how big an industry bottled water is...
Psyco Groupie
19-03-04, 19:49
yep and yep
its made from tap water that goes through a 'extremely complex purification' process.
and its certainly designer water .. said isnt it
well according to the article you have a higher risk of getting cancer from drinking the UK's tap water, which has 25 per billion bromate, whereas this recalled Dasani had 10-22 per billion bromate
so it's really not that big of a deal at all....
I have to laugh at people buying tap water in a bottle next we'll be buying designer air :lol:
sanityislost
19-03-04, 19:59
Originally posted by El_MUERkO
I have to laugh at people buying tap water in a bottle next we'll be buying designer air :lol:
Ummmm i thought you could do that already lol, read something about an oxygen bar in london i think ages ago
Originally posted by El_MUERkO
I have to laugh at people buying tap water in a bottle next we'll be buying designer air :lol:
actually you can buy designer air , heh
there was an oxygen bar here in California for a while where hundreds of people would come, plug themselves up to a machine, and breathe "the purest oxygen", which would apparently get you "high"
but all it was was air going through a house-hold filter in some back room
Psyco Groupie
19-03-04, 20:00
yep, you can get cans of oxygen in clubs
NS_CHROME54
19-03-04, 20:03
i laugh at ANYONE who goes to one of those oxygen bars. i mean how stupid can you get?
"Gimme a shot, dammit"
those joints are for all the artsy-fartsy street guys that try to sell some absolute bullshit paintings, calling them "abstract," and make shitty mosaics on sidewalks with chalk and call it "art." fuckin nutbags...
designer air... i can see it now:
NEW OXI-FRESH! MORE THAN 20% Pure OXYGEN!
o_O
Originally posted by manderf
well according to the article you have a higher risk of getting cancer from drinking the UK's tap water, which has 25 per billion bromate, whereas this recalled Dasani had 10-22 per billion bromate
so it's really not that big of a deal at all....
Actually they don't mention the UK limits, only the EU one. We tend to be a lot more stringent on things like this.
That said, I'm sure the limits are overkill. Nanny State paranoia is rampant everywhere these days.
Compared to the other toxins that's have appeared in bottled water over the years this one is trivial. Why anyone would ever pay for bottled water in (most of) the developed world is beyond me. I guess Barnum was right.
greendonkeyuk
19-03-04, 20:18
Barnum? as in P.T Barnum the confidence scammer? what did he say? or am i missing the point having not read the article. I heard it all over radio one today so couldnt be arsed to read it....
Originally said by P T Barnum
There's a sucker born every minute
He ran a circus btw.
speaking of water ...
check my sig :D
So Coca-Cola is selling purified water as a luxury item. I live in Chile, and here you can buy purified at the supermarket. It has been 'purified' seven times, which makes it very pure. It costs approx 74 pence for a five litre bottle (approx. USD 1.20)., which I'm sure is a lot less than Coke's water.
What a load of crap.
Anyhow, I thought that purified water is generally made from recycled water anyhow.
Psyco Groupie
19-03-04, 21:33
i think its 1 pound sterling per litre .. or worse
NS_CHROME54
19-03-04, 21:51
i bought about 10 litres of bottled watever for about $1.50 a while ago. that's by far the cheapest i've ever seen.
edit: canadian currency
Psyco Groupie
19-03-04, 22:01
you can get a litre of 'natural springwater' for cheap here in ASDA (wallmart in the uk) thats good stuff if your too wimpy for tap water :)
Dihydrogen Monoxide = H2O = water
i dont need to click you link :p
EDIT: though that site is funny... 'Measurable amounts have been found in ice samples in the Artic and Antartic :lol:
anyone seen Spaceballs: The Movie? they had designer air :D
i got about tons of bottled water ;P trust me, even with filters on my tap... no... ;P
the damn water smells like ass in georgia and florida, most likely due to the high sulfur content.
meh water = sulfur + iron + bunch of minerals that i just dun wanna drink.
Psyco Groupie
19-03-04, 22:19
most of the water i drink has either been distilled (if you know what i mean ;)) or is partially distilled when i boil it in the kettle :)
Originally posted by Kugero
speaking of water ...
check my sig :D haha goto the FAQ
and it says it is used by
"as an industrial solvent and coolant,
in nuclear power plants,
by the U.S. Navy in the propulsion systems of some older vessels,
by elite athletes to improve performance,
in the production of Styrofoam,
in biological and chemical weapons manufacture,
as a spray-on fire suppressant and retardant,
in abortion clinics,
as a major ingredient in many home-brewed bombs,
as a byproduct of hydrocarbon combustion in furnaces
and air conditioning compressor operation,
in cult rituals,
by the Church of Scientology on their members and their members' families,
by both the KKK and the NAACP during rallies and marches,
by pedophiles and pornographers (for uses we'd rather not say here),
by the clientele at a number of homosexual bath houses in New York City and San Francisco,
historically, in ******************'s death camps in ************ Germany, and in prisons in Turkey, Serbia, Croatia, Libya, Iraq and Iran,
in World War II prison camps in Japan, and in prisons in
China, for various forms of torture,
by the Serbian military as authorized by Slobodan Milosevic in their recent ethnic cleansing campaign,
in animal research laboratories, and
in pesticide production and distribution."
... man that stuff is sure evil:lol: ban teh water!
i cant stop laughing at the 'spray-on fire' thing at abortion clinics >.<
OHNOS THEY WANNA STOP TEH FIRE
Originally posted by Psyco Groupie
ASDA (wallmart in the uk)
Its Walmart (single L) in the U.S. It's Asda here :p
the wife works in the one down the road.
Anyone who buys bottled water needs a good kicking, the most stupid thing ever.
Clownst0pper
19-03-04, 23:04
Art is individual, and everyone interpretation is different..
And if you havnt ever been to an 'air' bar, there very humerous, and bizzare or not, the 'air' really is different :p
Personally I love any type of art, it just depends on your culture, and your pre exposure to it.
Some people dont accept abstract art, as things arent clear, or a landscape picture, which of course is the 'boring' art if you ask me
K's bro-
SPIKE (pluto)
19-03-04, 23:47
Lmao, my headmaster bought a shit load of cases of that stuff and gave it out among staff
Putting aside the immediate comedy, "oxygen-bars" are a fantastic look into how a first-rate and totally legal con-job works.
Breathing pure O2, especially at increased pressure, for short times gives you a kind of buzz. I've never tried it but apparently it's a short lived very mild euphoria* which passes within a few minutes with no after-effects. There are various spurious claims about positive effects on headaches, sinus problems, etc. Ie. the usual unprovable non-specific conditions that all "alternative medicine" likes to target so as to circumvent proper medical scrutiny.
The sales-crooks sell the idea by hinting (but carefully not claiming) comparisons to byper-baric chambers and those vague possible health benefits. Of course this is just so the suckers can justify the expenditure to their less gullible mates but it's all part of a good grift.
Many bars also add "flavours" so that even those who feel no effect can at least experience something. This can be very dangerous as they often do it by passing the O2 through scented oils. Blasting oil into your lungs can lead to infections or far more serious conditions.
* - Some people have compared the effects it to Nitrogen Narcosis. This is one reason I wouldn't try it even if it were free.
Originally posted by jernau
Putting aside the immediate comedy, "oxygen-bars" are a fantastic look into how a first-rate and totally legal con-job works.
Breathing pure O2, especially at increased pressure, for short times gives you a kind of buzz. I've never tried it but apparently it's a short lived very mild euphoria* which passes within a few minutes with no after-effects. There are various spurious claims about positive effects on headaches, sinus problems, etc. Ie. the usual unprovable non-specific conditions that all "alternative medicine" likes to target so as to circumvent proper medical scrutiny.
The sales-crooks sell the idea by hinting (but carefully not claiming) comparisons to byper-baric chambers and those vague possible health benefits. Of course this is just so the suckers can justify the expenditure to their less gullible mates but it's all part of a good grift.
Many bars also add "flavours" so that even those who feel no effect can at least experience something. This can be very dangerous as they often do it by passing the O2 through scented oils. Blasting oil into your lungs can lead to infections or far more serious conditions.
* - Some people have compared the effects it to Nitrogen Narcosis. This is one reason I wouldn't try it even if it were free.
Heh, Casino's in las vegas, probably many other places too, pump pure OČ into their playing areas. It is legal but it serves as a kind of addition because people feel good while they are there and then they go outside and breath in the smog of the city and want to go back as soon as possible.
Originally posted by Shujin
Heh, Casino's in las vegas, probably many other places too, pump pure OČ into their playing areas. It is legal but it serves as a kind of addition because people feel good while they are there and then they go outside and breath in the smog of the city and want to go back as soon as possible.
I've heard that too but I'm sure it's BS. Think about how much O2 they would need to have any noticable effect on the concentration in the air of a room the size of a Vegas casino. It's possible they do it in the foyer areas I guess but I'm sceptical even then.
Originally posted by jernau
I've heard that too but I'm sure it's BS. Think about how much O2 they would need to have any noticable effect on the concentration in the air of a room the size of a Vegas casino. It's possible they do it in the foyer areas I guess but I'm sceptical even then. It's not BS, I was watching a urban myth show and they went to some casinos and asked. The casinos admitted to it ;P
Originally posted by Shujin
It's not BS, I was watching a urban myth show and they went to some casinos and asked. The casinos admitted to it ;P
I was going to do the math to prove how silly it is but this is easier : http://www.snopes.com/luck/casino.htm
The thing to remember about places like Vegas is that keeping those kind of myths alive is all part of the con. Everyone knows the odds are against them and it's the belief they are somehow different that keeps them going. Bigger odds = bigger dreams, it's human nature and some people are very good at using it to seperate fools from their money.
Originally posted by jernau
I was going to do the math to prove how silly it is but this is easier : http://www.snopes.com/luck/casino.htm
The thing to remember about places like Vegas is that keeping those kind of myths alive is all part of the con. Everyone knows the odds are against them and it's the belief they are somehow different that keeps them going. Bigger odds = bigger dreams, it's human nature and some people are very good at using it to seperate fools from their money.
O_o... they admitted to it. I don't need to see something that thinks its false because its not mathmatically possible ;P I seen them admit to it. It may not be alot, but they still pump it
Originally posted by Shujin
O_o... they admitted to it. I don't need to see something that thinks its false because its not mathmatically possible ;P I seen them admit to it. It may not be alot, but they still pump it
No they don't. They would need tons and tons of Oxygen an hour to up the concentration by even a fraction of one percent. There would be literally thousands of trucks hauling compressed O2 into The Strip 24/7. People would notice that.
To have any effect on people they would need to increase it by about 30-50 percent. That would require an on-site manufacturing facility and air-locks on all the doors. They would also have to ban all smoking and drinking from the casino for fear of blowing themselves up.
If you look further down that link you'll see that it's believed the rumour started after a failed experiment with pumping aromas into a casino in Atlantic City.
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