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Are We Running Out of Water?
rd.com — Here's another uplifting Saturday story. Droughts and half-drained reservoirs raise an ominous question: Is America running out of water? After all, when it comes to another vital resource, oil, we can at least imagine a world powered by solar panels, windmills, and other energy sources. But water is one substance we can't live without.More ( Survival )
Enfield rifle with water trigger system
thefirearmblog.com — This Enfield would fire when enough water dripped (along the wire, I think) from the top can into the bottom can. It was used by the ANZAC forces at Gallipoli (WWI) to make the Turkish forces think they were still in the trenches while they were retreating. Very clever.More ( Guns )
'Water wars' with U.S. in our future: experts
thespec.com — Parched U.S. states could start "water wars" in the years ahead and fight for access to Great Lakes resources as they become more desperate to meet growing needs, Canadian and American experts said yesterday at a water conference.More ( Survival )
World's Water Supplywatch!
Thirst Aid on-the-fly water purification
bwtechnologies.com — The human body is surprisingly intolerant when you let hydration levels drop too far and youd be surprised how quickly a disaster can rob you of what you take for granted. Flooding is a common phenomena, as are hurricanes, earthquakes, bushfires, war and throw in a few rarer pestolences and natural disasters like global pandemics and tsunamis, and sometimes its ...More ( Survival )
Super Soaker Bottle Shot
uncrate.com — Here's some gun fun in the sun. While not a canon, this pump-action water blaster, which guns down poolside terrorists up to 20 feet away, lets you use as many plastic bottles as you can carry for liquid ammo. So screw in that 2 liter of Pepsi, strap on 10 or 12 water bottles and get going, soldier.More ( Guns )
Lifesaver Bottle: Heavy on filtration, low on parasites
slipperybrick.com —
Much like the smallest fishing rod in the world, the Lifesaver bottle should be in the backpack of every survival adventurer. Why take the chance of drinking bacteria and viruses, when you can get clean water from a magic bottle?
It will remove bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi and all kinds of microbiological menaces without using chemicals like iodine or ...More
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Scarcity of Land and Water will Lead to more Violent Conflicts
newsweek.com — The world will experience a growing risk of conflicts over food, energy and water in coming years. The population rises each year by about 80 million people, with most of the increase in impoverished regions already facing environmental stress.More ( Survival )
Best Water Guns
popularmechanics.com — In the water gun arms race, Super Soaker was always the high-tech bruiser with powerful air compression technology and a Raytheon-like reputation to match. Its guns are still fearsomebut today they face tough competition. We enlisted the shock troops of Shepaug Valley Middle School, in Washington, Conn., to screen new weapons in the lab and in impromptu (hey! don't shoot ...More ( Guns )
$1,000 Spray Makes Electronic Gadgets Completely Waterproof
local6.com — A new $1,000 spray claims to protect notebook computers, iPods, cell phones and other electronic gadgets from liquid, making them completely waterproof. The spray, called Golden Shellback Splash Proof Coating, is one thousandth of an inch thick. Sid Martin of the Northeast Maritime Institute, which created the product, said the spray forces the water to roll off electronic gadgets like ...More ( Tech News )
Breaking: Water ice on Mars confirmed!
space.com — Thanks to a multi-national effort led by the University of Tucson, Arizona and NASA, the team's intrepid geological robot on Mars, the Phoenix lander, finally sent back the message the science community has been waiting with bated breath to hear after 62 Martian days: there is, without a doubt, water ice on Mars.More ( Tech News )
Bedol water clock: just add salt water
ubergizmo.com — Everybody seems to be going green these days, be it computer motherboards, or general consumer products. This time Bedol has come up with a Water-Powered Clock, which is obviously powered by water. Instead of wasting electricity or batteries, this clock will happily run on water, with a dash of salt. This looks like a cool and innovative device, and at ...More ( Watches )
ORCA digital man-overboard alarm knows who fell and where to save them
defenseindustrydaily.com — The industrial safety and security experts over at BriarTek Incorporated got the green light (and $19 million) to test a Man Overboard Indicator, or MOBI, on 105 US Navy vessels. The Virginia-based firm's MOBI, known as the ORCA (for Overboard Recovery Communications Apparatus and not because it's a killer whale), does more than just alert a ship's crew of a ...More ( Survival )