San Jose teen's water filter takes first prize at prestigious STEM contest

[@lillytaylor8262]

No one can do everything but everyone can do one thing, to help this world. Beautifully put Tina!

[@PeterRoos]

Terrific, congratulations Tina. For the next step you might want to compare this to commercially available water filters, and tablets. Outdoors people have been using these for a long time. See where you can improve the technology. You go girl. You are the future of America.

[@miki_9034]

I wonder if it can helps desalinate salty water? Either way, she is a genius.

[@mrs.marquez3561]

Speechless. Congratulations Tina! You are the future we all hope for and fight for 💗🙏

[@arsononemwv]

Tina! Tina! Tina!!! Her attitude is so positive and empathetic 😢 her family must be so proud!

[@MrDjslav5]

A wonderfully awesome American family. Tina is an inspiration.

[@kleelee2670]

you go Tina!! so proud of you. 👏🚀 you really thought outside of the box!

[@ciello___8307]

Carbon/charcoal filters???

[@InspireMe819]

who would have thought bones can work as a filter. She is a genious.

[@artforartsake888]

Great kid! Stanford bound!

[@WBWLM]

Stanford isn’t the flex you think it is anymore. MIT would be a better choice.

[@GrillWasabi]

Is there a "vegan" alternative? 😂 Asking for a friend!😂😂

[@jonathanthink5830]

Yes, you can use a tree branch. There is a youtube video for it.

[@slomo4672]

​@@jonathanthink5830Why cut tree branches that help the environment? There will always be 🦴. What's wrong with using them? I'm not criticizing you. I wonder if the person asking this question is a left wing extremist who's lost his or her mind

[@miki_9034]

@@slomo4672 He is joking, don't strain yourself.

[@BS-my2ky]

Yes, get all the spongy plants that grow in water such as lily, lotus, bamboo

[@chrisfleming701]

Yep it’s called a sand filter. Not sure why this is so impressive, just using a different media.

[@ciello___8307]

Love this segment!

[@nelsonshum6721]

Congratulations to this young lady! 🎉🎊May God bless you! 🙏🙏

[@Packandcamera]

That is amazing! Rising star!

[@spaniardprince]

Genius!

[@JosephBeeboo-ll9qv]

Tina, way to go!!! 🎉❤🙏

[@RohanKumar-zr3pj]

Bone China crockery is made of burnt bone ash and not used by many due to the raw material. This one is another use but inform the vegetarians and vegans.

[@eblair12]

Congratulations Tina .. Ground Bones .. You are Amazing

[@xinfuxia3809]

Palo Alto is no ordinary town.

[@mrparkerdan]

distilled water is better than filtered water.

[@marlinweekley51]

Depends on what your using it for. Distilled water has mineral removed and often an unacceptable taste and since no electrolytes not great for hydration or use in hot steam vaporizers for example. Good for use in lead car aircraft batteries etc.

[@Sweetersweet2006]

She’s San Jo fo show she reps all of us to the max vote for Tina as ambassador of San Jose dam she is hella smart lol

[@mtownz6215]

She's so tall and pretty. Model/scientist in her future.

[@Sixrabbbit]

Bone charcoal hss been used in filters before.

[@commoncitizen03]

Correct, but it seems they are not going up to that extent.

[@stevenmansfield5772]

She’s a genius

[@83dsvhtubb]

Not surprised by those East Asian wiz kids! Well done!

[@jamiezenichi1017]

How do you prepare the bone to be changed into a filter media? Do you need water to clean the bone first?

[@kona_moon6055]

Good job. 👍

[@chrisfleming701]

Isn’t this just like a sand filter? I wonder if phosphate would leach from it, if so would it affect human health or water quality?

[@silvermica]

2:10 - Oh no! You can't apply for a patent AFTER you've presented this to the public. Unless, maybe you haven't published all the information. I'm not a patent lawyer (I'm an engineer) - but I took an IP Class at Santa Clara University - taught by Gallagher.

[@Mike__B]

Not true, you can't apply for a patent after an object has been sold, or in use in the public. The letting it be known bit is 1 year I believe, so that clock is ticking for her... assuming it actually is something new.

[@silvermica]

@@Mike__B I'd have to look through my notes or send an email to a patent lawyer I went to school with - but, I'm pretty sure you cannot get your patent if you've made that information public prior to getting the patent. Of course laws change and maybe there really is a grace period - but, I wouldn't count on that.

[@2009duny]

The water must taste great, chicken 😊

[@ASURAN24]

Crazy! That’s excellent!

[@BradleyAverick-t7l]

Would adding sawdust make a good filter?

[@cabezitadealgodon]

Brilliant and beautiful young lady!

[@cook4470]

Our educated youth will save us!!!!!

[@dashong8912]

HASN'T BONE CHAR ALREADY been used for water filtration?

[@CrzyD-cv8xz]

So what's the plan? Recycling old bones from household meals then you gonna process them by stripping off the leftover meat and then heating them till the bones are sterile and then grinding up the bones? That doesn't seem like it's gonna be very cost efficient vs just using something like plant based charcoal.

[@HiThisIsMine]

Don’t we already strip the meat off the bones? All you’d need to do is grind down the bones with whatever remaining meat or cartilage, then cook the powder until everything is both sanitized and the non-bone organics break down. This could be a simple all-in-one grinder and hot plate. Pour the powder into a filtration cylinder and it’s done.

[@CrzyD-cv8xz]

@HiThisIsMine I guess if this works and isn't too expensive to process, everyone will have another bin for bones only 😂

[@chrisfleming701]

I wonder about the phosphate leaching from the bones. If it would does, what effect would it have on people and water quality?

[@Kris-dg5dq]

Good job

[@xonx209]

Wouldn't the water be full of bacteria from the bones? And also wouldn't the water have a bone broth taste? Seems like there must be some prep steps (like boiling the bones) missing. Anyway, congrats for being a smart 13 year old.

[@AI_MIT_71]

She did not wear black hoodies and mask. That’s why.

[@youtubewatcher4603]

That's more Apple town than San Jose.

[@mrch33sehed93]

She better patent it before the big corps "stumble upon it" 👀

[@BOMBON187]

Cool I hope the water filter mafia doesn't come after her or her patent.

[@rdaffon23]

Genius

[@karlitoradskunk7816]

Bravo!

[@noe616]

An award winning method to filtrate clean drinking water uses the hollow cavities of bone to filter water. It turns out that ranching, which has become a target of the climate agenda, is the source of bone to help purify water affordably.

[@ellosteve]

TINA U ATE

[@The_Cali_Dude_88]

Rather listen to the youth of this world because they still need to lead full lives, not like the old dieing hippies that have given up being “hippies”

[@LeonardGalit]

How awesome that this bright young mind came up with such a great idea. The Revelation of Baha'u'llah has inspired many people, although they may have no idea of its influence, to be creative and find ways to make life better. One of the attributes of God is that He is the Creator. Warmest blessings to Tina and her family.

[@johnsonbui]

Asomd girl , i migh try on my fish koi pond hope its work😂😂😂😂

[@lw4423]

absent father

[@johnnytran800]

Wheres dad?

[@jklok]

At work?

[@commoncitizen03]

Sterilization and rendering are major challenges. It seems adsorption is working well, but chances of biological contamination is still there. Nevertheless congratulations to young engineer for out-of the box thinking🎉.

[@chrisfleming701]

I also wonder about the phosphate leaching from the bone. Would that happen, if so how would it affect human health and water quality?

[@caseyanderson281]

hell yeah! now poor people will have a value as bone growers in the future after robots take our jobs.

[@bbq8282]

Put a pattern on it and sell it for millions. Invest that money into cash flow positive real estate to generate infinite returns.

[@squirrelnibbler19]

Creepiest way to get clean water, but hey, if they are throwing them anyway!

[@RavagHer]

would be nice to know the science behind it. like do u still need to boil the water or can u drink it straight up? how does used old bone powder filter out the harmful stuff in the water? does it leave a taste or smell or color change?

[@FloridaMan69.]

this video inspired me to drive to mcdonalds in my hummer h2