Machogear: Cleanse Your Water With A Wand That Involves No Magic.

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The SteriPen JourneyLCD:

The SteriPen JourneyLCD is built to be portable for travelers who fear the tap and for campers who want to do more than filter stream water. The wand can clean up a quart of water that is clear — but could harbor stomach-wrecking microorganisms — in 90 seconds. The high-frequency light damages the DNA of bacteria, viruses and protozoa in the water like giardia and cryptosporidium so they can’t reproduce and create havoc.
To make the disinfection process easier for users to monitor, one new device on the market, the SteriPen JourneyLCD($129.95) has a liquid-crystal display that shows a countdown during purification (48 seconds for 16 ounces, 90 seconds for 32 ounces) and a smiley face at the end to signal that the job is done.

This is essential for any sports enthusiast who likes to play soccer in Uganda, or wind surf in the Mojave Desert. Just think, you can turn the most rancid, shit stinking puddle of H2O into a a miraculous wonder of purification. Sounds like a weekend out with them Catholics. But don’t be fooled, if you try and turn the murkiest puddle you find into fresh, drinkable water, you’re going to be S.O.L. The ultra violet rays that eradicate the microorganisms that will give you a case of diarrhea for a week will be unable to penetrate the organisms. That means you can’t turn Echo Park’s lagoon into a life savior, even though that old timers soccer game left you thirsty. Sorry, fellas. But, isn’t this freakin’ cool!
More Machochip “Machogear” here.
Cleaner Water With a Wand (No Magic Required) [NYTimes]
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