I've always wanted to know if trapped at sea or on a desert island, whether or not this method would work to create drinking water.
2007-10-16 17:48:50 · 3 answers · asked by Maou 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Yes, it is an old trick.
Dig a hole, you can put some water in but there is moisture there to evaporate anyway. place a cup in the middle of the hole. Cover it with some transparent plastic weight the edges with rocks, and place a small pebble in the middle to cause a dip in the center to give the condensate a way to drip into the cup.
2007-10-16 17:54:19 · answer #1 · answered by sippers 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the water will be safe BUT the taste of water will be not good(saline type).
2007-10-17 01:37:51 · answer #2 · answered by anurag dwivedi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be how desalination plants (pre-reverse osmosis) worked. You would have distilled water, which is perfectly safe.
2007-10-17 00:54:10 · answer #3 · answered by iansand 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋