Should You Trust Your City's Tap Water?

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[@renbanana1421]

Mom: what are you watching? Me: just a bunch of men screaming and drinking water

[@AnArChIKiNgHD]

Comedy

[@YellowSabre]

You could make a religion out of this

[@masonsimon6958]

Your mom is my religion , I get down on my knees and pray everyday

[@trickster5941]

Inbreeds

[@evthespineconfiscator8652]

So true my parents will ask me what im watching and i respond with "a bunch if people yelling and using stupid mods in games".

[@justanotherrandomcrit8115]

I love how this video turns from the dangers of public water to reverse osmosis Dr. Pepper.

[@evthespineconfiscator8652]

Same mate

[@ted552]

Just a shame they didn’t test the rest of the doctor pepper that was filtered out

[@johannesviljoen9656]

lol

[@ANTIStraussian]

@Dmon ! yeah this video debunked all of the woo woo, health nut types

[@averynicebean]

A little late to the party here but I work in industrial water treatment so I figured I'd give my 2 cents. TDS means total dissolved solids which only tells you that the water has come in contact with some stuff. Mostly being minerals. As Niko said, minerals won't hurt you, unless its something like lead. There's plenty of Calcium and Magnesium dissolved in natural water sources. This is fine. More minerals will definitely affect the taste but it isn't a health concern. If anything pure water that you would get from reverse osmosis is not good because its lacking in minerals that are good for your body. Rain water in LA is probably not good at all to drink since I'm sure there is a ton of smog and likely acid rain that will make a big difference in water quality.

[@Sylfa]

"If anything pure water that you would get from reverse osmosis is not good because its lacking in minerals that are good for your body." To be clear, distilled water is *actively harmful* to the body. That includes water where all the minerals - or most -have been filtered out. This is because of how water moves into the cells of the body. As distilled water comes near a cell the difference in saline levels will cause the water to flood into the cell to try to equalise the external and internal saline levels, this results in way too much water flooding into the cell and harming it. If the water is pure enough the cell will essentially burst as it can't hold that much water. This of course releases minerals from the cell into the surrounding fluid, making it less pure. This would then repeat until enough cells have burst and the mineral and salt levels have reached normal levels. So not only are you removing minerals and salts that the body requires, you're actually harming your body on the microscopic level.

[@teddysurf]

@@Sylfa? This sounds like a holy load of bull dookie… so you’re saying waters with minerals dissolved somehow limit the amount of water, a cell can take in even though once you drink the distilled water it would be diluted almost immediately…not to mention, WebMD says it’s fine to drink distilled water and I’m gonna go with them over someone commenting on youtube… Please list some sources and and it better not be my yoga teacher told me not to… I want peer reviewed scientific journal sources.

[@Sylfa]

@@teddysurf "so you’re saying waters with minerals dissolved somehow limit the amount of water, a cell can take in" Yes, and so does WebMD: "Some studies have found a link between drinking water low in calcium and magnesium and tiredness, muscle cramps, weakness, and heart disease. Also, distilled water may not help you stay hydrated as well as other kinds of water." "it better not be my yoga teacher told me not to" It was a Biomedecine teacher in a national level University with international acclaim. The basics are really simple. Cells don't "drink" water. It's the hydraulic pressure that regulates the amount that enters the cell. Distilled water, which isn't the same as filtered or purified water btw, causes a cell to take in too much water and kills it. You can read more in, I believe "The importance of water and hydraulic pressure in cell dynamics" should be going over the concept. That said, I believe I already mentioned that it's a relatively minor area that would be that badly affected. But it seems that it actually has more long-term effects such as increased risk of dehydration as well.

[@teddysurf]

@@Sylfa lol “and so does webMD”…what? I also never said cells drink water… once a human drinks the water… I also don’t see any studies you’ve listed… Shocking lol. honestly man, are you a bot? Because you’re not giving comprehensive responses to my comments… your replies are to things I never said, and you didn’t bother giving me what I asked for which was peer reviewed studies… a unnamed biomecdecibe in a national level university with international acclaim, that I’m supposed to take your word for just ain’t gonna cut it…lol. Oh yeah, well I have God that told me otherwise, which is basically the equivalent of what you said. Lol

[@apolloventureful]

Tap water often contains chlorines, nitrates, nitrites, fluorides, herbicides, pesticides, hormones, or heavy metals. All of which are actively toxic for your body. Ideally, you'd want to have RO filtered water that you then remineralize.

[@TheKitsunefire]

I love the fact they showed the water going on fire clip! That’s actually a video from a local town nearby where I went to school in rural PA. Down always there’s actually a fracking facility where the byproduct of them using pressurized water from the river, actually gets enriched with particles of methane and other gases underneath the soil. Guess how much fracking companies pay for water? You guessed it! $0.00 for a public good. Love seeing these videos from these guys (especially the pothole one)!

[@frequentlycynical642]

Actually, they do pay for it. Metered from a fire hydrant. But they don't pay much, just like any homeowner.

[@ssjgodgoku924]

I love how cool Niko is about it everything “it’s minerals, it’s not gonna hurt you” 😂

[@MoonstormInteractive]

I mean my water has so much iron in it that it turns yellow after an hour of sitting out so

[@MuscarV2]

He's right though... That's pretty damn basic knowledge. And as said, if it's something dangerous that's in the water, you can sue your city and get some good money for that. The exact same residue happens everywhere, there's no way you've not seen it at other places? If anything, filter it. Do NOT buy bottled water, it's not only way, way worse for the environment, it's often the exact same water, and reusing a plastic bottle not made for reusing builds up tiny plastic particles in your body, which after a long time can become very dangerous to your health. It's also astounding stupid, you buy in to so much bullshit if you do it.

[@IIBloodXLustII]

Yea, that iron won't hurt you. Unless you run into Magneto.

[@JonCollinsMedia]

@@MuscarV2 what's the alternative if you don't have enough money to buy a reverse osmosis filter and don't trust the tap water?

[@kitchenmaster907]

@@JonCollinsMedia we have this in our house that it's the filter incorporated with the tap donuts always purified

[@jimmyboyo]

WHY DIDN'T YOU TASTE THE SUPER DOCTOR PEPPER FROM THE GREY WATER TANK ?!

[@Ethan-qd1lb]

James Greig the absolute mad man

[@deltawhisky5977]

Witness me! * Slurp *

[@EdgarHernandez-xj5mx]

Django Unbanned i mean would it be any worse than just drinking a doctor pepper?

[@virtualfroggy]

100% Dr. Pepper from Concentrate

[@jasonlsbored]

@@virtualfroggy Technically 90% doctor pepper concentrate

[@garpie6438]

Clint feels like the type of person who believes every hype new "health" trend without doing any actual research.

[@dontreadmychannelbanner3979]

6:13 now we know why...

[@pedropedroco]

:(

[@christov564]

Please don't confuse TDS count with contamination. As long as a water does not contain harmful organic material (bacteria, fungi, algae, parasites), toxic elements such as heavy metals, or other compounds resulting from agricultural or industrial run-off (nitrates, oil, misc. chemicals), it's safe to drink. In fact, low TDS waters are undesirable as the mineral contents of the water you drink daily (e.g. magnesium and potassium) are major contributors to your overall wellbeing. There are also studies that show consuming exclusively soft (low TDS) water leads to increased odds of issues down the line. It's the minerals in water that "hydrate" you, drinking purified water does the exact opposite! That's why they tell you to not drink distilled water in chem class. The real issue with drinking tap water is usually the very high calcium content which may possibly lead to kidney stones, and sometimes the excessive use of chlorine for decontamination purposes (protects against stuff growing in the city water lines). A TDS of 50-200 for still water and 200+ for sparkling is perfectly acceptable, given there is a balance between the minerals present. The fact that your TDS meter considers 0-50 the best interval is dodgy as hell. (I work for a bottled mineral water company, full disclosure.)

[@fr3d80000]

soft != low TDS..... "softening" water is just exchanging all the Calcium cations with potassium or sodium. Usually it comes out slightly saltier than it went in.

[@johnfrancisdoe1563]

Christos Valvis I doubt the rule not to drink the chem class water is about it being too pure. More like the chem experiment water containing an unchecked amount of biological hazards that are insignificant for the chem class experiments.

[@koolerking440]

I want to go the route of distilled water, and you're right, that also take out minerals, but thats why you then add Himalayan salt for putting back pure minerals.

[@fr3d80000]

Omg just drink tap water. Don't put table salt in your distilled water. Its wayyyy too high % sodium.

[@bananian]

Having more dirt means chlorine can't thoroughly cleanse the water. That's why you get turbidity warning during intense rainstorms.

[@skw12488]

There is an issue with the way you are testing the water. You are checking the mineral content of the water, not the bacterial count. Humans need minerals in the water we drink, hence why a lot of water companies purify the water and then add minerals for taste.

[@DroolingYeastman]

They have no idea what they're doing. They don't understand what they're testing or talking about.

[@arashitempesta]

ineed even if its not "dirty" per see, it doesnt mean there is not bacteria or anything of the sort there

[@MrTroutsdale]

Internet science for you. I used to work with the water company here in UK testing the water for bacteria etc coming out the taps.

[@dryued6874]

Frankly, if there are excessive amounts of _bacteria_ in supposedly drinking water, someone fucked up big time.

[@GreenPaintz]

To be fair. They did say they would also send their tap water through a lab test. They might lack the proper equipment to do it there.

[@HTS_Editor_Jack]

As someone from Michigan, there is literally fresh water everywhere, so it is not so usual to be so apprehensive toward tap water under most occasions, although what has been happening in Flint is concerning as many of the states pipes are just as old.

[@HarpaxA]

TDS is only one parameter of water, high TDS doesnt necessarily means bad. As Niko said, it's mostly mineral. The water puddle gives low reading, because it's from rain, it has almost no mineral, and your place doesnt have high air pollution (otherwise it will get into the puddle during rain)

[@ziggyzoggin]

plus the main problem with puddle water is bacteria

[@JosephDavies]

@@ziggyzoggin And whatever motor oils and other junk are sitting in/on that asphalt.

[@gooberproductions8961]

I’m kind of sad they didn’t drink the dr.pepper rejected water

[@evanpragliola4947]

GOOBER Productions super pep

[@dandagle2629]

I can't believe Wren didn't, if he drank that coin juice

[@evthespineconfiscator8652]

Sips Delicious Trips and falls onto desk

[@reilandeubank]

wouldn't it be just high concentration dr pepper?

[@AssailantLF]

it'd probably be thicker and more like syrup with the clean water filtered out

[@k0nidias]

Never thought I'd witness a bunch of men having a water drinking party

[@evthespineconfiscator8652]

The proper title. "Me and the boys drinking water and testing its quality"

[@mysticstrikeforce5957]

it should be the new best drinking party thing now.

[@thekaiser4333]

Water is all they have in LA.

[@d1sh0n0rable5]

I love how after wren drinks the street water, the other guys reaction is to flee as far as possible even tho he is the one one who told him to do it

[@MainKetchup]

Just a couple of dudes getting hydrated

[@wilhelmblomgren9537]

The do be hydratin doe

[@samm_2564]

Yes

[@tramachi7027]

Well I live in Germany...and our Tapwater is literally our most regulated and heavily protected beverage we have here :P Water in bottles or Ice cubes is way dirtier than Tapwater.

[@robotduck212]

Same in Scotland

[@llreconll]

I think the most regulated and protected liquid in Germany is beer. But I agree, our tapwater is really good and I drink it all the time.

[@pw6002]

Same in France.

[@xudes11]

Ice cubes are mostly made of tap water (in restaurants etc).

[@jacklewis1]

Same in australia, some bottled water is just tap water.

[@DanRobards]

A high TDS isn't a sign of bad tap water. It's just a measure of dissolved solids (healthy minerals included).

[@cnightly3824]

Dan but doesn’t that include unhealthy minerals too? Idk, I’m so confused

[@tanszism]

@@cnightly3824 there aren't much unhealthy minerals. anything 'unhealthy' would just be dispelled in your waste without causing harm. Unless we're talking about LITERAL poison like heavy metals like arsenic and lead.

[@tanszism]

The bigger problem you should be addressing is BACTERIAL contamination. Because that can and WILL cause harm. But luckily, that doesn't happen in the first world.

[@Lifesapavementrave]

But high mineral content can upset your guts.

[@Kholaslittlespot1]

I would've tested PH also... but that's just my normal routine before watering ;)

[@HarpaxA]

@5:46 And this is why Clint quit... he was forced to drink tap water 🤣🤣🤣

[@rufusm8328]

I live near a natural valley lake in the local mountains, and the water from them that goes to the taps is some of the freshest in the world

[@NoLifeButMyOwn]

Them: Nestle actively steals water from us to sell it back to us Also Them: Camera pans over to a huge jug of Nestle water in their office.

[@lopde1290]

exactly

[@GG-se5qj]

Neslte gonna finesse the water whether they buy it or not

[@Farsider3955]

🤔.....”Nestle actively steals water from us” ? I don’t think so. They pay for it..... but the fees they pay are ridiculously small. Is it right? Is it fair? Under current statutes and regulations do you expect Nestle to voluntarily ask the government if they could pay more? They’re not stealing..... they are taking advantage of poor water resource management.

[@godofchaosandmadness]

@@Farsider3955 I mean, if I take advantage of the Yellowstone lawless area and murder, someone, I'm still a murderer

[@thewildcardperson]

@@godofchaosandmadness and some people are A ok with that if big G doesn't care

[@maxitaxie]

This is so strange for me because in the Netherlands we only drink tap water

[@retoaadiyat]

Here in Indo we don't ever drink tap water.

[@nirovskifurfag8299]

@@retoaadiyat never, ever, drink indonesian tap water

[@thomasnewton8223]

@@MonsieurKraken impoverished countries cant afford having the infrastructure to supply tap water. The upfront cost is high if there is close to none put in place already

[@thomasnewton8223]

Mortineur/Tideur the tap water is very drinkable and safe people just over react. It’s not like China where if you drink the tap you’ll be shitting your brains out

[@MrChristoffer5700]

@@MonsieurKraken im getting the feeling that its the European way but not normal at all in the rest of the world

[@POTATO9992]

Id love it if you guys make more content like this, love it!

[@hasantanriverdi7654]

7:01 scream

[@Random6669]

I operate a water plant in Illinois, I encourage you to call your local water company/municipality plant and request a tour. Learn about how your water is made. The federal EPA has done a lot of homework over the years and water plants continuously have to report water quality and many tests have to be verified by 3rd party labs on the daily. The distribution systems are also continually repaired, flushed, and and tested. The water treatment process prepares the water to travel the distribution system and slowly deposit minerals over time to coat the inner pipes. As long a water is scale forming, it isn't corroding the mains. Plus tons of other really smart ideas that make sure that even if there are compromises in the pipes, the positive pressure makes sure water only flows out of the pipes into the ground and nothing can back-siphon into the pipes to contaminate your water. Pressure is monitored constantly and if there is ever a drop below a certain threshold the public is immediately notified to boil if necessary. Bottled water does NOT have the same over sight and most of it is municipal water anyway. Just bottled out of a distribution system and sold to you at a price higher than gasoline.

[@MrPobanz]

In my opinion, using tap water over bottled water when possible (at home for example) is an easy way to save lots of money (not sure about the price comparison in the US, but in germany its 0.5 cents for tap water vs 20 cents for the cheapest bottled water per liter) while also reducing waste. So even without being an environmentalist (which I am not), tap water is preferable because its dirt cheap and at least in my country, often times actually better (more minerals, less pollutants) than bottled water.

[@justanotherhappyhumanist8832]

Well said, thank you. Drinking bottled water is both illogical and unethical.

[@Lusitanean]

@@justanotherhappyhumanist8832 How so?

[@obamaphone5412]

The water plants shouldn’t be putting fluoride in our water which is neurotoxic and lowers testosterone

[@47streetcop96]

@@Lusitanean I believe they are referring to the insane amount of plastic waste created by the use of bottled water alone each year. I am not a tree hugger by any means but we do throw out a metric #%@$ ton of them... somewhere in the neighborhood of millions of tons end up in landfills... just water bottles.

[@MaxLamdin]

pretty sure the difference you're tasting is between hard and soft water, hard water has more minerals such as calcium carbonate dissolved in it and that's from water that's gone through chalk etc and that's normally what causes the white crust around taps, it's the calcium carbonate coming out of solution, filtered water has that removed and you get it naturally in places where there's lots of granite or slate in the ground where it doesn't pick up minerals, if you ever come to the UK the north has soft water (no minerals) and the sound has hard water (more minerals) both are safe to drink but do taste different

[@YoungThrilla1]

*YALL SHOULD DO A WATER TESTING SERIES EVERY STATE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯 VERY EDUCATIONAL MY GUYS*

[@111QQQ1Q1Q1]

hahaha i love how the two that were so adamant about tap water being "poison" and "garbage" not only couldn't they tell the difference but they preferred the tap water over the filtered water haha Perfect.

[@Gid-J]

You need the minerals in the water. Are you guys insane? Minerals are not contaminants.

[@riotants4018]

Exactly

[@mikelor84]

of course they are not contaminants. but many people think that drinking water that is too hard for years could cause kidney stones. (that can be harmful, and will definitely hurt like hell. so I've heard) that being said - as far as I know - this isn't true, there's no evidence in studies that links high levels of minerals in drinking water to kidney stones. I drink mostly tap water without micro filtering it

[@weesnaorc1203]

Some Minerals are toxic

[@kenningtonrund282]

Water tastes better with them

[@mfThump]

uranium is a mineral so i should infuse it in my water? haha jk, but really.. Arsenic is a common contaminate and Fluoride is literally added to tap water in the US.

[@pTs42]

We need a petition to make Clints nickname Tap

[@danku1122]

Clinton 'Tap' Jones :D

[@Goldenman89327]

Howdy

[@Jeffman978]

Nah, get it changed to flint, for Michigan

[@Xenibalt]

lol brobullying

[@xYOMOMA65x]

Good ole Tap

[@penguingamer9882]

0:50 I had "1 hour of silence broken by willhelm scream" running in the background and it played a stretched out version in PERFECT timing with those articles, I had to rewind to see if it was part of this vid lol

[@ZoeNicholsArtistsDen]

I'm a country kid and because we have well water, for me there is three types of water. Well/Spring Water: tastes fresh, natural, so refreshing. Has all the good minerals you need. When ever we go out horse riding, we will often refill our water bottles where the horse drink because they know what is good. Tap Water: whether it's in the country or the city, if it doesn't come from a well/spring, I find it tastes metallic from all the metal pipes. It usually isn't bad unless you are by a bunch of farmers fields with runoff, so it's a matter of taste for me. Filtered/Bottled Water: I hate filtered water because at that point the only things in it (the 65 TDS they measured) is mostly likely plastic particles, and I can taste it. It tastes fake to me.

[@oswurth8774]

Don't forget hose water bro

[@JuiceBoxHero98]

That whole "suing the city" thing doesn't really work, just look at Flint

[@damienkendrick1457]

yeah the president came by (obama at the time) and said fuck you and left. Saw that in Fahrenheit 11/9

[@felixpham615]

I live in norway and i only drink tap water, it is mountain spring water from melted glaciers

[@phabo1000]

vi har mye mineraler i vannet

[@Lily-ek1uw]

That's nice.

[@user-vp6cq4sv3d]

It's water that comes from a drain that leads to a sewer. Maybe nobody in norway uses the toilet if it's so clean. That, or you're deliberately ignorant.

[@bigbro6446]

Some Random Guy they don’t share the one pipe numnut

[@TheOnlyToblin]

@@user-vp6cq4sv3d Lol you have no fucking clue of how the water system works. xD That's rich! Thanks for the laugh of the day!

[@T.E.I]

12:26 Niko I swear dude your reactions are priceless no matter what range of emotion you have holy shit lol

[@abdulrahmanmohammed7558]

I bet he is the happiest man ever

[@ladislavsestak4899]

I would be also curious about bacterial test results. Because this kind of device is measuring only the conductivity (dissolved minerals concentration). Love the video, great job 👍👍

[@volundrfrey896]

Just fyi: TDS will not give you an indication of the quality of the water. Most of those particles are completely vital for our wellbeing.

[@rahulsainc.s.e8548]

yes you are right but most of us don't know this and just thinks that lower tds is better atleast not always

[@thecollinzboy]

You are stupid tap water doesn’t have the good minerals you get the minerals from your food

[@kayokay9454]

See I actually looked up the water contamination reports in my city and the amount of unannounced warnings listed is about every other week, I guess it depends on the town but you should regularly check your water treatment centers for tap water warnings cause for real you dont get news reports or a phone alert for your area at all

[@Teddy-bg3bo]

@thecollinzboy maybe check before you say idiot

[@gunblade250]

Thank you for posting this. Just wanted to add, drinking distilled water is bad for you since it leaches minerals out of your body.

[@SwedishMindwacker]

As a Scandinavian, I can not relate to this video.

[@AG.Floats]

U.S is rated like 97 out of 100 in clean water. Look at the list rating online. Differences between countries is NOT as big as people think.

[@nairobie755]

@@AG.Floats you keep responding that, the difference between Swede and the US when it comes to tap water pollution is a 5x increase.

[@Saladorentis]

As a german i also thought that it is a bit weird not to trust the tap water. The tap water here is more tested than bottle water.. i dont think it can be so much worse in the US

[@ROEHRengines]

@@Saladorentis Just read a report about tap water in Düsseldorf. It is so good that they actually recommend to not buy a filter.

[@henforr]

Was about to comment something like that. The natural cleaning from the rivers and lakes that the waterworks use are so damn good.

[@alf3488]

Flint Michigan: Am I a joke to you?

[@Tchibber]

Where I live (Germany) , the water comes directly from the lake near my home it’s also Filtered and it tastes like normal water that you buy from the store

[@nickpaulclash2]

Never realised how weird drinking tap water was for the US. In the UK we know that certain places have different tastes to tap water, but tap water is the norm. I only buy bottled water if I'm out and about and forgot to fill up my own.

[@curtislevey7639]

Yeah and it's pretty wasteful as well. No need to buy more plastic when you can just drink the water at home. Some people even have fancy water filters built into their plumbing here.

[@laurenmumford8881]

Yeah, do Americans not know that minerals cause the water to taste different? This video was a trip

[@bigj9608]

well i mean i live in the countryside we have a underground spring

[@salterplus9205]

Where I live it tastes horrible

[@williambaxa]

@Lauren Mumford it's not really that, moreso these guys don't explain it well, or just don't know at all. in big cities here, there can be dangerous amounts of bacteria. but in most places, such as where I live, some huge springs or aquifers go through minor purification. thus making the tap water very safe to drink and having many minerals still included.

[@SpectreGamers]

Niko: We should put Dr Pepper in it... Me: PISS IN IT

[@DaBigBrozer]

Same difference...

[@ajuadelaajua]

@@DaBigBrozer how it can be the same and different at the same time? wut?

[@insanemunchkin]

Waterworld

[@berkleyhuffman48]

@@ajuadelaajuaIt's like the numbers 2,4, and 6. 2 and 6 have the same difference from 4 but are different numbers.

[@ajuadelaajua]

Berkley Huffman ????? That even made less sense lol

[@D0S81]

''ew the taps got that crud'' niko, me, an everyone else with brains like ours ''yeah, its minerals''

[@grapy83]

So much fun guys. So much fun. These are some great edu. and fun videos.

[@alexshotU1]

none of these people have seen well water in their life... :D

[@kegajitt]

duuude i have the aquatru filter and my water is literally flint michigan water so i have to use it as my main source of water. its pretty good

[@JoeSmith-ge8vz]

Haha rust rust rust I remember my parent's house when growing up. All my white shirts turned yellow after about 15 washes.

[@Pseudynom]

In Germany tap water is the most controlled "food" in the nation. The cheapest bottled water cost's 0.1267 € per liter. Tap water costs 0.0035 € per liter. 1 liter = 33,814 ounces = 0,264172 gallons

[@Mantis_Toboggan_TrashMan]

A bunch of stereotypical LA douchebags play with water. Was honestly hard to watch.

[@TH-xo4zx]

agreed, entitled city boys

[@jreliford34]

Get some water shipped in from Flint, MI. Taste that.

[@jacobpieters4500]

That's a death sentence fam

[@Jezski19]

I am from MI and you know what? You are absolutely right

[@1.4142]

Drink straight from the Ganges.

[@CNC-Time-Lapse]

@@Jezski19 Same here. No way would I even dare drink Flint water. Safer to drink water from a Mexican ditch

[@rippspeck]

They still haven't fixed the issues in Flint? A true embarrassment for the entirety of the so-called civilized world!

[@Ben.Lofi_Guitar]

This video was soo entertaining!

[@stone5against1]

That was a great video I really enjoyed it haha And it goes to show that the branding on something doesn't really mean it's true

[@b9ost741]

3:29 " *drinks water* tastes like water" -most famous quotes of all time

[@evthespineconfiscator8652]

That was good

[@TylerCheeseman]

I only drink motor oil

[@TheJaga]

I'm more like a battery fluid kind of guy

[@masterprocrastinator8521]

Personally i prefer the sweet taste of antifreeze

[@masterprocrastinator8521]

...really just any fluid that can come out of a car

[@Kimiskustomgarage]

I like blinkerfluid because it blinks my heart... :)

[@josh.8104]

I thought I was the only one. Thank God.

[@n1ght_ch3f84]

This is why I have an RO Filter, not only does it remove any of the excess chemicals and heavy metals. But mine also has something that adds the good minerals back in

[@tidecaller8232]

In Denmark you would always drink tap water. People fill water bottles with tap water in order to avoid buying bottled water (mainly to reduce plastic). There is also way more regulations on tap water than bottled water.

[@kingaragornii9940]

Healthier and tasty alternative: *filter Dr. Pepper.*

[@X13565]

And drink the rejected side

[@AnArChIKiNgHD]

@@X13565 😂😭🤣

[@ThunderBlastvideo]

Pretty sure btw why Dr. Pepper (and other sodas) has better water than tap water is because of the ownership, power, and strict regulations that pepsi and coke have on their soda manufacturing.

[@MrCipasa]

@@ThunderBlastvideo no, it is because it doesn't go through pipes gathering up iron ions, and doesn't have added fluorine

[@frozenowls]

Wow, really astounding to hear this as a Northern European... I'd never buy bottled water :D

[@gavdaddy617]

Scandinavia?

[@justanotherhappyhumanist8832]

Unless it's carbonated, right?

[@Boaschmied]

I'm also not buying water bottles, cause. Why? In the Wild West of Germany the tap water is fine.

[@JUMALATION1]

Same, my dude. The tap water in Finland is one of the best in the world, I don't hesitate for even a moment drinking it. We are "the land of a thousand lakes" (actually closer to 188,000) and with excellent quality ground water. I drink tap water in all of Scandinavia when I travel there, but I didn't trust the tap water in e.g. Spain and France, just as a safety precaution. I probably wouldn't have died though :D

[@frozenowls]

@@JUMALATION1 jepulis

[@jonverkler8609]

Neko and Sam wearing Carpenter Brut and Ghost shirts? Hellyeah. Subscribed because a taste in good music.

[@wright96d]

I wish you guys tried a zerowater filter. It actually filters more heavily than the RO and is cheaper. I bought one recently and it's like changed my water intake. I can actually drink room temperature water without gagging.

[@bubbles8871]

I died when it started going through articles titled "What's in your tap water?" before going down a list of just *CANCER*

[@andreasmagne7582]

The "White crust" is just calcium. It is necessary for your body and really healthy

[@yourmom1548]

Andreas Magne that’s why we have milk

[@andreasmagne7582]

@@yourmom1548 Yeah it is, but that's doesn't mean that Calcium is dangerous

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

Andreas Magne Exactly! And it’s not like everyone can digest dairy, but they still need calcium.

[@SubZeroTheGoat]

Your Waiter milk is NOT good for you

[@dylanb2990]

Panda Master milk is a good source of calcium, fat and protein, it is definitely good for you

[@Memu_]

2:30 Eyy Sam's a Ghost fan!

[@Behemoth5455]

Clint: “ I ain’t drinkin no rust JUICE!” Wren: “am I a joke to you?”

[@dolphinman9253]

Coin water intensifies

[@TheBenJiles]

I never thought a video about filtered water would be so thoroughly entertaining

[@alejandroa7195]

In college I remember taking a tap water sample and took it into the lab for proper tests. Tap water may have a different taste from normal drinking water but it doesn't contain any toxic/harmful materials (LA and Orange County CA)

[@althill7407]

I worked for a small bottled water company, we just had big reverse osmosis filters cleaning tap water. Pretty sure that's how a lot of others do it.

[@Aerys_BL]

I've probably rewatched this 30 times and thats not a joke.😂😂😂😂😂

[@Logitekz]

First world problems: My clean tap water doesn't taste as good.

[@ericy4522]

Then just filter it yourself for a fraction of the cost of bottled water.

[@yourmom1548]

Lawjee if you have the choice you’re always going to choose the better tasting it’s like choosing a one dollar bill over a five your always going to choose the best you can

[@Logitekz]

I would explain the joke to you guys but I dont think you'd get it.

[@red_calla_lily]

Second world problems. In the first world (Europe) the tap water is perfectly clean and tastes like bottled water.

[@LiiChinHo]

First world problems: when people don't get the first world problem joke

[@chrisstef6616]

The water is turning the frogs gay

[@khyberthehuntsman6903]

The water is turning the fricken frogs gay

[@noahc9786]

*_tomato intensifies_*

[@LordDragonZord]

When Alex Jones said the water is turning frogs gay, he's talking about a common pesticide called atrazine. It can turn male frogs into female frogs and also lowers fertility rates in humans. Usually the pesticide is applied to plants and drained into our water supply when it rains.

[@anthonycote4831]

@@LordDragonZord reeeelaxxxx

[@julioservantes8242]

It already turned all the guys in this video gay

[@ClearComplexity]

My favorite thing is if you look at basically every label for bottled water the main ingredient is...municipal tap water. They just dump even more chemicals through it (or often just bottle it) and sell it with the promise of it being some magical spring water or something. Pen and Teller covered that back in like 2003, and it hasn't changed since.

[@maxwellhohensee9787]

“Nestlé has water rights, of course.” That guy had the biggest s**t-eating grin on his face.

[@timmitytom]

These guys aren't just amazing VFX artists. They're funny friends XD

[@paintballmonkey666]

so jealous of their life

[@nauticalcreations7647]

Actually, 0 isn't ideal for drinking. If there isn't enough of the ions/minerals in the water, There will be concentration problems in the body.

[@zachspaulding3331]

That's not really true, though, and the amount of people that have this severe misconception about how many minerals are actually in water is baffling.

[@nauticalcreations7647]

@@zachspaulding3331 It does effect it though. But only at huge amounts.

[@nauticalcreations7647]

@@zachspaulding3331 I mean like really really huge amounts in a short time. Like 5 gallons in an hour.

[@zachspaulding3331]

@@nauticalcreations7647 ...Yeah, how many fucking people drink 5 gallons of water in a day let alone a fucking hour, lol.

[@SirCutRy]

You want to be drinking saline if that's what you're concerned about. But you wouldn't drink saline.

[@buzzbuser1124]

I love that this started as tap vs clean, then Dr Pepper through the filter

[@Lelouch12195]

Please do this again part 2!

[@Hobbamok]

A video even more American than a Fast-Food Review xD In Germany you can always drink it

[@jm329]

Hobbamok www.rhein-sieg-tv.de/trinkwasser-warnung-zum-vorbeugenden-gesundheitsschutz/

[@MrPobanz]

@@jm329 You realize that this is about a small tiny area 3 years ago? Also they tested positiv for it on a second test run, which means there was some of this bacteria - probably a miniscule amount because it tested negative first- but not if it was any actually worrying amount (but better be safe than sorry). Also the reason for the pollution was a storage container, which means the exact same thing can happen with bottled water. www.sueddeutsche.de/gesundheit/stiftung-warentest-leitungswasser-ist-meist-besser-als-mineralwasser-1.3098302

[@jm329]

Mr. Popanz The premise of the original statement was that you can always drink it.

[@MrPobanz]

@@jm329 Well, but you can't always drink bottled water as well, because it can have the same issues. So you might be right, but this argument leads to no satisfying conclusion. Also the idea of anything being 100% safe is unrealistic, its all about comparativeness and taken that into account, tap water actually is preferable to bottled water.

[@colindedeugd]

The Netherlands has one of the best tap water of the world, you should try it out! It doesn't make sense to me to keep buying bottles of water if you can just... tap it.

[@lukagroot7409]

Yeah I rarely drink anything other than tap water (and a cup of coffee made from the tap water ofcourse ;p)

[@aleksavlaisavljevic2472]

@@lukagroot7409 I think that boiling any tap water would make it drinkable

[@lukagroot7409]

@@aleksavlaisavljevic2472 It could kill bacteria but not filter the contents of the water. But yeah that wasnt the point, I meant all I ever drink is tap water and one or two cups of coffee a day

[@arlos8431]

@@aleksavlaisavljevic2472 you are right!

[@Y.M...]

It's hardly a feat in 2019, the only real problem is availability of the infrastructure. Underdeveloped countries have less of the same facilities that a country like the Netherlands has, and that's it.

[@elliesagestar]

1:14 I love how Niko is the only rational person there :D

[@mrinterested]

This is the video that got me drinking tap. Only 65 ppm in Manila, Philippines.

[@pissgod6289]

0:35 I have a story about the white crust so as a kid I would never use a cup I would just put my head under the tap and drink form the sink but one day I was drinking water some of the white crust fell into my mouth.

[@joshtaylor2082]

I reckon the Niko is almost guaranteed to have stronger antibodies than the rest of the crew.

[@JB-wy8fc]

Exactly

[@LiamBens]

Love living in reunion island the system is very clean !

[@BennyBigIron]

Yeah, I have a britta filter for my sink up at college, and this pretty much confirms what I thought but really didn’t wanna believe. On the upside tho, no more spending money on replacement filters 😅

[@TrinityOmega]

As a former city water worker, this was funny. First, you shouldn't trust your city water, you should educate yourself and ask questions. This goes for everything you eat drink. That said there are a lot of factors that affect the composition of water. Water is the world's best soluable liquid. Everything dissolves in water. It starts with where the water comes from. Saltwater desalinated into fresh water, underground sources like aquifers, or surface water like lakes and streams. Surface waters will be more succeptable to pollutants and will need more treatment. Underground sources, the deeper they are, need less treatment. What your town does to treat and sanitize the water changes it's composition. Another huge factor, the plumbing in your home or building. That can change the water composition even more. PVC glue can react to chlorine and produce noxious odors in the water. To answer a question down below, plastic can react to water better than metals can. Some plastics give off chemicals at certain temperatures. Also metal pipes can be coated to protect them from corrosion. The number one thing is to educate yourself. Ask questions, learn. Don't guess or it take to far flung hysteria.

[@John-iu9kl]

Water only dissolves other polar substances.

[@darthvein3]

Did you even watch the video? This is kind of what they said. And on top of that they said they would have it tested in a lab. Why do people only watch part of a video, then get cry and/or complain over literally nothing.

[@diandrealine7744]

As much as I want to say that you are over reacting and that this video is not really meant to make the results factual; I do believe that there are people out there who would do just that.

[@pw6002]

darthvein3 I watched the video and I saw people who don’t even ask a competent person to test the water. Ok , they « will give it to a lab », but they don’t show it in the video. It would have been thousand times more interesting to learn how water is properly tested and eventually filtered. Here we have just a bunch of guys who are such water-experts that they even do confuse minerals with contaminants.

[@roaldkerkhof5701]

When they realise the netherlands is basically tap water only

[@AnymMusic]

Ikr. Hell the Dutch often discourage bottled water cause why would you pay more for the same quality

[@roaldkerkhof5701]

@@AnymMusic our tap water is better then the bottled water😂😂🤣

[@AlissahKat]

@@roaldkerkhof5701 yeah, im from the neterhalnds and hearing american stories from friends and youtubers honestly blows my mind XD youre paying like hundred times the amount of money, for the exact same thing. water should be a human right, not something thats freaking, exploited by rich corporates

[@BabyMakR]

Guys. I used to live on a property here in Australia. We had bore water from the Great Artesian Basin. It was delicious. I miss it. It actually had flavour. It made our clothes stiff and the glasses would get a mineral layer on them after a while, but it had TASTE!!!

[@sashabowman1]

This was very Entertaining guys! .. better than the Big Bang ! 😂 keep them coming 🎥

[@tubesvor]

I live in Norway. We sell our tap water to you guys. #voss

[@dtweichman]

Wren lived in Norway. Surprised he didn't comment about how good the water is there.

[@AG.Floats]

Nobody I know drinks that overpriced elitist crap

[@AG.Floats]

U.S is rated like 97 out of 100 in clean water. Look at the list rating online. Differences between countries is NOT as big as people think. Also plenty of high altitude super clean snow run off water in the U.S.

[@stanleyc2978]

@@AG.Floats 97 in a 100 list is pretty damn low

[@rubenthoresen6982]

I know. The tap water in Hamar, Norway is really good

[@mesucc]

I can trust becouse i live in Finland where we have one of the cleanest tap water #flex

[@MrZampo123]

Yeah i got once sick from drinkin tap water in LA and the doctors explanation for it was that my body is used to a lot better quality of water cus i live in finland :D

[@artyknotswastaken]

yeah and bottled water usually tastes worse lmao

[@AG.Floats]

U.S is rated like 97 out of 100 in clean water. Look at the list rating online. Differences between countries is NOT as big as people think.

[@Teal_.]

@@MrZampo123 sounds like the doctor was trying to usher you out as quick as he could. No patriotism this is from a brit.

[@artyknotswastaken]

@@AG.Floats yeah but LA water is probably worse than the average

[@donho8484]

6:00 in elementary school I always brought 2 bottles of aquafina to and my friends called me Waterman Norway man

[@amanchaudhary3340]

Super cool video. By the way, I would have filtered that puddle water with the BRITA thingy and then drink it.

[@crepyplays5517]

8 Norway its like very normal to drink tap vater it's very unusual to not drink tap vater

[@jurgen_haan]

Here in the Netherlands you can even order it in some restaurants, and you'll even pay for it (with money that is, not diarrhea).

[@alecmiller5296]

It is here in the US too

[@samalvarez6117]

Wren just became my favorite, I will love him forever

[@bleukreuz]

here in Sydney, Australia, I drink tap water all the time cause I know it's safe. My mum still likes to boil the tap water and run it through a Brita but I thought it was excessive and actually not that healthy in the end because she used an old filter for way longer than recommended (maybe only changed the Brita filter twice a year) and rarely washed the Brita jug...

[@ionian525]

Loving my Colorado Mountain Spring tap water. Very hard to drink tap water in any other state after having Spring Water on tap here.

[@bluefletcherfish]

I can't believe you didn't try the Dr. Pepper "Grey Water"!! That was like this episode's natural climax, and you totally missed it. ☹️

[@jakebrex4270]

We in netherlands have great tap water

[@Silotano]

snajperek Also here in Norway

[@jakebrex4270]

Noice

[@Pseudynom]

Germany too. And the cheapest bottled water cost's 0.1267 € per liter. Tap water costs 0.0035 € per liter.

[@Adam678645435637]

yea in denmark too

[@blazingfire90034]

We got great water here in America too.

[@brettedwardstout7096]

I have a saltwater aquarium. I use a true 4 stage RO/DI filter and have an inline TDS meter. My water comes out at 0. The TDS has to be below 5ppm for it to be good enough for me to reintroduce salts major and trace elements for use in the tank.

[@mechagurd]

Great content right here

[@eniotanaka2229]

In Albania tap water quality is excellent...to be used in nuclear plants

[@Albanez39]

@James I live in Tirana and you can safely drink tap water, it's as safe as anywhere else in the world. But we don't have water 24 hours a day, and every building has large water tanks on the roof or the basement to guarantee a steady supply during most or all of the day. Some buildings don't clean their tanks regularly and you might be a little worried about that, but there has never been any mold infection or some other health issue with these tanks in the last 20 years. Mainly because the water contains large amounts of chlorine and fluoride. From what I've read, it's the same as Europe and most other countries...these are sanitary standards and there has never been a shortage of these chemicals in Albania. But I wouldn't recommend you drink tap water anywhere in the world. Chlorine is one thing, but all countries are obligated to put fluoride in the water. This helps preventing caries, but it will calcify your pineal gland and cause kidney problems. Mineral water is cheap in Albania (1.5L costs 50-60Lek, basically $0.5), and some of the brands have really good water. Don't drink "Spring", it's just filtered tap water (and it lacks minerals). My favourite is Glina (sparkling water), but Tepelene is also good (both spark. and natural), Lajthiza is also a famous one, which is pretty good (only natural). I can vet for Qafshtama as well (both natural and spark.), but don't know much about the other brands. In case you don't want to trust these Albanian brands, you can easily find Italian water brands. Go to the Conad supermarkets (famous Italian supermarket franchise), where you can find Levissima, Lete, Ferrarelle (naturally carbonated), Evian (too expensive and lacks taste) and others, they're expensive though (80Lek or more per 1.5L). I really suggest you try Ferrarelle, it's slightly sparkling and really great. In some other supermarkets you can also find Montenegrin, Serbian water brands (Knjaza Milos, Jamnica, Jalena etc). Me and my parents only drink bottled water. Mainly because we don't like non-carbonated water, but also because chlorine and fluoride are not good for your health. Most Albanians don't drink tap water, also because many people don't have a 24H stream of it. The majority buys large jugs of 5-10L, but I'd only recommend Lajthiza (100Lek) if you'll go with these large jugs. Others have Brita containers (with carbon filters) to filter tap water (my grandparents included), and these do a pretty good job in my opinion... Anyway, I wish you a great vacation :) Albanians are friendly and welcoming people, and we have some wonderful locations. I don't recommend the main coastal cities (Durres, Vlora, Saranda), but all the small towns and beaches between these cities are great. The smaller the town, the cleaner the beaches. I'd recommend renting a flat/house in Drymades or Himara and lots of other towns, and then traveling and exploring the different beaches by car or van (available along the entire coast). Even the northern beaches are good (Kepi Rodonit, Shengjin etc.). If you want mountains and woods, we have great guided trips to some beautiful areas (Theth, Valbone etc.). Tirana doesn't have much of a nightlife during the summer. Most clubs and bars have a beach-version in the South where they go after closing them in Tirana. I recommend "PepperOn The Beach" in Drymades (nice House and Techno music). If you're staying in Tirana for a few days, tell me when you're coming because my parents have a few rooms to rent. You'll have all the comforts (air conditioning, washing machine, stove, fridge, 24H water, WiFi, balcony etc.) for about 35 Euros/night. The number of people is not a problem, we can put some more beds in the apartment to no extra cost. Just tell me when and I'll try to arrange something :) Wish you the very best!

[@wortwortwort117]

Do a taste test? WHAT NO! ... *drinks*

[@jonathancederlund1985]

I always come back to this video and the VFX artists react episode with Pirates' Davy Jones, just because grossed out Clint is my kind of entertainment :D

[@bjarnes.4423]

Wren just experienced the "Nocebo Effect"

[@michaelverdugo3968]

What's that

[@bjarnes.4423]

@@michaelverdugo3968 Opposite of the Placebo. Like when you get a placebo, and it makes you feel sick, even tough it was nothing

[@michaelverdugo3968]

@@bjarnes.4423 so basically just what you expect from doing things that are stupid and stupid outcome is real?

[@bjarnes.4423]

@@michaelverdugo3968 Some people believe they get headaches from router boxes, and if they see one, and have been told it is powered on, they get headaches even if it is off. It has nothing to do with stupidity.

[@michaelverdugo3968]

@@bjarnes.4423 so how the body reacts to things that shouldn't happen and hmm thanks for the info