On Fri, 16 May 2008 06:40:46 -0400, salty@
dog.com wrote:
>On Fri, 16 May 2008 09:22:37 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok
> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 16 May 2008 10:04:09 +1000, Herodotus
gmail.com>
>>wrote:
>>>>>OE!
>>>>
>>>>Distilled water has another issue. So does R.O. processed water. Lack
>>>>of minerals. That's why it's not good to drink much of it. The water
>>>>WANTS minerals, and if it doesn't have enough, it leechs them from
>>>>your body. It also destroys metal plumbing for the same reason. It
>>>>wants those damned minerals. A little hardness is good for you and
>>>>your plumbing. None is BAD.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>If that is so, what do you suggest as a possible after treatment for
>>>water produced from a reverse osmosis unit, especially to make it
>>>taste better - epsom salts?
>>>
>>>No Bruce! Don't even suggest it. You know I don't drink whiskey.
>>>
>>>BTW, One of our 32 metre patrol boats has the water collected from the
>>>outside of the fridge unit - produces a lot of water in our humid
>>>climate.
>>>
>>>regards
>>>Peter
>>
>>I read the quote above but you know? We had three oil production
>>barges in the Java Sea for several years and used R.O. to make at
>>least 1,000 gallons a day of water, per barge. We never had any
>>problems with the plumbing in the years the systems were in operation.
>>
>
>Yeah, who needs hard science when you've got a tiny sample of anecdotal evidence
>to refute it? :')
>
If you do a bit of research you will find that all "science" comes
from practical knowledge. There is even a term for it, "empirical"
meaning "Derived from experiment and observation rather than theory.
"an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws";
"empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which
little is known"
In fact, "proof" in the scientific world is the fact that a number of
other people could duplicate your experiment and get the same results.
Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)
