Michael Pritchard: How to make filthy water drinkable

[@daxcastro]

After watching this video I looked at the year - 2009.. So I thought to myself, "Wow, that was 5-6 years ago. I wonder why I haven't seen this all over the world?" Then I went on google and searched for where I could get a bottle. I found my answer - the bottle costs $163.00 !!!!! For poor Africans facing water shortage and contamination, it might as well be $1 million. R U KIDDING? If he really cared, he would sell them for a cost that is more affordable. You cannot tell me that this costs $80 to make per bottle! I hate greed. There are so many world problems that could be saved it if weren't for greed. And for all those that have flamed me, you miss the point. I am not talking about what it costs me. I buy expensive survival gear all the time. But seems to me this is more like the drug companies selling pills for crazy profit just because they know you need it. Glad there are church groups and other organizations donating time, talents and materials to provide as many communities as possible, safe drinking water. Be an entrepreneur, but don't prop up the poor and needy to make it seem like you care, cause if you did, you would be doing something way more impactful.

[@MyVeryOwnPlaylistIND]

At 160 a pop it is expensive. Yes I can dish out that money in case of dire need but then damn it, not everyone wants to go buy it on disaster day. So mass produce it and lower the freaking cost!!!!

[@daniellungu756]

Dax Castro Based on their website, the small one (that can filter 4000 liters) costs 120 pounds. Based on 3 liters/day water consumption, you get an approx. 3.65 years, which is 0.09 pounds per day, or 2.7 a month, or 32 / year. That doesn't seem that expensive... The only problem I see is that in places where they'd need this bottle 163 at once is expensive, but there NGOs could step in and come with some payment plans or subsidies for bottles.

[@dominiquesmith7156]

Right

[@daniellungu756]

plus, for a purchased bottle they give one away for free for families in need

[@diyb8863]

I know I agree this is too much money just to to vat19 they have the same thing but a straw and portable but I bet you can get a water bottle and drill a bigger hole....also vat19 give 1-10 life savers to countries developing and it didn't cost much like around 10-20$

[@paulstewart1502]

Sawyer water filters connect to standard water bottles (Dasani etc). They have a 200k gallon life, they filter down to 100 nanometers/0.1 micron. Cost $22 USD each, $58.47 for 4 pack today 05.20.22. Extremely light weight, I've been using them for years hiking in the Appalachian mountains. These have become a don't go without them item when I hike. A must have for home/auto emergency kits as well.

[@timothykeith1367]

Maybe electric car batteries will see a similar price decline over the next decade?

[@bigbadsteve8063]

Sawyer also does a lot of cool outreach projects in poor countries!

[@allentremper8243]

That demonstration reminds me of the old days when a traveling sales man would come to your house with a vacuum cleaner and start putting dirt, and other stuff no one wants on their carpets, and then show how great the vacuum cleaner is. This happened to me and my Mother when I was around 5, the guy starts pouring dirt on our floor, I am looking at my Mom, like this is insane, the guy was really nice, but his vacuum didn't work, the carpet was a mess, and all we could do is laugh. All jokes aside, this looks great, I wonder how long it would last in the conditions the experiment was done, I would think that those small pores would clog up kinda fast and it wouldn't be efficient if you need to change the filter often, I don't see how you can clean it, but I have never built anything quite like this.

[@harrymu148]

I think you can then run the filter backwards with your clean water to flush out some stuff. he did mention that cartridges are sold and replaced.

[@ClovisX]

For someone that wanted to solve a world problem by getting clean water to everyone, why then are you asking $140+ per bottle! and $310 per can? That is outrageous! I pay less for city water! call me when you get the price of the bottle down to $20.00 and filters down to about $20 and i will buy a few hundred and have them shipped overseas to individuals that do not have city water.

[@mouaragon2774]

Well, isn't this video from 7 years ago. That might be the reason why it is/was so expensive.

[@universalstudios13]

LMAO it's actually 200 Australian Dollars right now on EBAY, what a rip off.

[@patriciaauler7184]

TheHGCGamersClub where to buy the far ??

[@3uriah]

I was thinking when did TED talks become a platform to sales pitch? ... maybe i don't watch these enough

[@richrein1]

I wouldn't go by the price of comparatively small number sports bottles sold in developed countries. You would have to understand and explain his plan for solution for a different product at a much larger scale for the 100's of millions globally that need a similar product. Anyone know what Michael Pritchard's plans for this need and scale?

[@nolanwhite1876]

OR!!! You could just make, ship, and educate people on how to make charcoal/sand material water filters. Which can be made from almost any container, and can be connected in series to make water clean enough, that if it isn't drinkable at that point, is still clean enough to decrease the chances of illness, and a quick boil can take of the rest. Still more feasible then this bottle in terms of reaching the masses.

[@KM____________]

cant set that up in the 3 days between a hurricane hitting and you dying of dehydration

[@silverfoenix]

Most would use this method paired by solar heating for boiling & UV Light for bacteria & viruses..

[@drileydriley2814]

Absolutely true, and there are MANY resources online and in print that do just that! So, how is anyone "hurt" by this? If you don't want what he's selling... don't buy it!

[@goead]

@@azteacher26 what

[@allmycarsisbroke]

@@silverfoenix Solar heating? UV light? Are you forgetting the part about the catastrophic natural disaster destroying all available resources? "Ah, yes. Decent idea, but I think most folks would just go ahead and run their water through a treatment facility first." Real big brain, over here.🙄

[@ZubairKhan-vs8fe]

Just went onto amazon. Its US$135 in 2019 This video is cruel to the poor people it claims to help

[@cheryldahl9192]

I agree Zubair Khan. Very disappointing. Just another water filter for the middle class and up.

[@BushCampingTools]

@@cheryldahl9192 yes, it seems that way. A marketing pan based upon peoples emotions to bring this product into mainstream outdoors folks. It was 9 years ago, today 30 seconds ago it is 137 Euros to buy off Amazon. Impossible to implement this on such large scales effectively. It's cheaper to fly in water. UNLESS, the technology costs/profits reduced greatly. I worked many years as a research scientist and one of the biggest issues is how to make effective filters at low cost. it appears it still hasn't been achieved.

[@r0l3kr0l3k]

@@BushCampingTools Sawyer mini filter is 0.1 microns, 26$, filters up to 100000 gallons of water :S Granted filter is 0.1 micron not 0.015, but just boil water after to kill viruses Way cheaper.

[@nickmeijer88]

The smaller the membrane the more advanced in technology you go. 0.015 is incredibly small, but now there are similar filters for example the survivor filter pro on amazon. These types of filters could be sent in some form of charity to the countries in need as well. I'm looking into a portable distiller myself that got me here. Anyways good stuff

[@kannanjames2205]

@@r0l3kr0l3k kind of misses the point , if you have to boil it

[@heru-deshet359]

This is a great product for emergency water consumption in devastated areas and for survival, but not regular use.

[@johnson280]

Wonderful. I think Michael Pritchard deserves the Nobel Prize for this invention. Truly amazing and in my opinion one of the most important new inventions of the millenium. I can't believe I have not heard about him before.

[@RyanBentz]

I am replying to old comments making sure everyone is doing well :)

[@johnson280]

​@@RyanBentz Thank you for making sure we are all doing well, Ryan. Luckily I'm still alive and I feel blessed. How are you doing? Is everything well? I must have had a guardian angel the moment the accident occurred. So right now I'm just really grateful. The stolen 80.000 Colonnes, I mean that is only about a hundred dollars, and also the lens that is gone now, this all feels like nothing in comparison. The long discussion last night on the plane (wow, I mean talk about synchronicity! How is this even possible!!!) while the others tried to sleep was just amazing and absolutely invaluable!! So it is almost like yesterday alone compensated for all the problems, pain, losses and dangers from the trip.

[@kitsurubami]

So the LIFESAVER ultra endurance costs $450. Those poor starving African children must be RICH!

[@journey994]

I know! this guy is a joke, trying to make money from the poor!

[@pickford7812]

A pre filter ultraviolet system would be a much cheaper alternative, but the funding comes from foreign aid.

[@calebwilliams586]

i doubt he has much manufacturing involved, so its possible that he needs to make it pricy to make a profit. also read what Abbas Miah said, the government can afford it, and would likely save money.

[@Scohill]

BRUH It costs to produce these things and no the kids won't buy it they'll come in form of humantarian aid ..

[@annetaylor5260]

kitsurubami we spend more on defense contracts and arms deals!

[@joeshmoe7899]

It doesn't filter molecules, so it won't taste pure. And chemical contamination is still a health issue.

[@drileydriley2814]

Which is why we should ALL learn how to "make" our own distilled water! It's virtually "free" (after you make your gizmo to do it)!

[@vladimirkuklev6051]

@@drileydriley2814 Anyone can make a distiller at home, just have a container that directs water vapor from a hot place to a cool place. Like a retort or even a large cooking pot with a smaller pot hung inside. Then just put it over a stove or a fire or something. Not super-easy, but not exactly hard. The problem is it takes a lot of energy to boil water, so at most you'll be making a cup of distillled water an hour. Because of water's heat of vaporization distillation isn't very practical on a small scale where you can't recycle the energy. So the problem is exactly the opposite. Distillation is easy and doesn't require expensive "gizmos", but it takes a huge amount of energy to do in amounts large enough to drink.

[@buzzandjim4265]

@@vladimirkuklev6051 ikniw its 3 years but...yes well said its very inefficient .. ive seen survival guys using a clear polythene sheet in a domed tent shape over a water container in the sun. Water evaporates and collects on underside of polythene then runs down into the clean water container.

[@noragriffin6432]

the best water filtration system is the Alexapure Pro Water Filtration System. Sadly it is for home or Cabin use. Reduces up to 99.9999% of 206 contaminants, targeting..... Heavy Metals, Fluoride, Chlorine, Viruses & bacteria, Pesticides & Pharmaceuticals. I have searched high and low to find a portable system that even comes close. I ended up with 2 portable systems that covered some of those bases.

[@honuswagner9348]

@@noragriffin6432 shut up

[@sameerbasnet7855]

I am watching this video in 2021. Still it is useful for such content.

[@kamalhasan9066]

I am from BANGLADESH. Even though I don't live in a flood-prone area but many people in Bangladesh do. The video is probably a decade old now but I have never seen nor heard about this device ever in Bangladesh. As far as I know, In flood-prone areas of Bangladesh, people typically boil the water or use tube walls to get drinkable water. However, Water-borne diseases are not that common in Bangladesh, since medicine is readily available everywhere and cheap to purchase. This is because we manufacture 99% of our own medicine.

[@FrankBenlin]

What are tube walls?

[@THAIXSKOOBOI]

too bad the price is outstanding, and people who could really use technology like this will never be able to afford it.

[@babyjesse963]

Because it’s not for us

[@babyjesse963]

Look at the crowd that a tell it’s not for us

[@scottmorgan5419]

Half a cent a day per person have you seen what world governments spend on defense

[@metallic5in]

Solution is there nirnal

[@Jimraynor45]

If you give a man a Life Saver bottle, he'll drink 6000 liters of water, but if you teach a man to filter his own water, he'll drink for a lifetime.

[@rayva1]

Luv that philosophy. Sounds very similar to learning how to fish.

[@greymase]

But the much cheaper life straw could do the gap measure trick

[@LAPGOCHINSTRUCTOR]

The life straw is just a basic water filter that blocks bacteria and some cysts and lets in deadly viruses. Over time [weeks] the life straw which only blocks bacteria and some cysts has a dangerous level of bacteria growth within the straw as the blocked bacteria massively multiply. A life straw is really only a single use water filter and should not be used in my opinion over several days. There's a reason why it's cheap to buy

[@QuantumYnoodles]

rayva1 and also getting to heaven, or something like that

[@jenghiscanlui5097]

thats an epic quote bro

[@aini9528]

I believe this product was designed firsthand to be used as a catastrophe aid. (A better alternative to regular water shipping to catasrophe zones.)

[@Kahain]

sounds like an awesome invention but it also sounds like a sales pitch asking the UK to buy his product for 8 billion dollars.

[@markw3598]

Nothing wrong with that

[@sab_1055]

Pretty much. I'm on the fence with this one. It's a money saving solution. He should get paid for his effort. I hope he put in the effort the get governments to implement it or similar invention that's larger scale. IF he does that much work, THEN he should get paid & (in an ideal world) throw half of his $ into the project.

[@derekbusta7978]

I would want to make something the the hard innovative work. It looks like a great invention to help people. But, I can't see any government buying this product. Why pay for it if they can just kick your door in and take. Or tell everyone to not back up his idea. Till he's broke and sells the government the Patten for nickles and dimes. Then will only supply there soldiers with this product.

[@darrellknox6435]

@@sab_1055 Believe this. His profit is included in the price. He will be a billionaire before its over from this invention.

It also seems like a pretty good deal.

[@bethanima11]

To Justin Your thinking is right on. I believe this person is truly trying to help the world and I’m thankful for the effort he has put into creating this product. Clean water will continue to become more scarce and people here aren’t doing the simple math. So much cheaper and better for our environment than shipping plastic bottles.

[@paulitza9]

Whether this is a financially accessible product for all who would need it ... is not the point ... this man actually tried to come up with a solution ... so ... I think he deserves some sort of recognition for his efforts. Besides, who is to say that the production of this product would cost governments the same amount of money? I think this could be a wonderful opportunity for mass production of various separate parts that make up this bottle ... so all one has to do is fit it together ... and the other is that once it has reached its lifespan ... spare parts would be readily available to replace the used parts ...

[@sonercavumirza7781]

it is a very basic and avaible and helpful and profitble solution.

[@bigbob1426]

I watched this man talk about this when i was a kid. I thought id never see another advert asking the working class to donate their money to 3rd world contries for filtered water because this man single handedly solved the problem. He should be a multimillionaire. And we shouldn't be hearing about water problems today. Well done this man.

[@dantyler1558]

TED makes very good videos. This is the first bad one I've seen. This guy is simply selling his water filter to TED's audience.

[@noragriffin6432]

you should watch the Ted video with Bill Gates and his commits on VACCINATIONS and POPULATION CONTROL. Absolutely blood chilling!!!!!!!

[@dantyler6907]

@@noragriffin6432 billy gates and population control? How could microsoft make a $trillion if the very owners are preventing millions of future customers? No thanks. Not interested.

[@noragriffin6432]

@@dantyler6907 so I take it you come to your conclusions without gathering all the facts, or even listening to a different point of view.

[@noragriffin6432]

Also if you have trillions, then how much more money do you really need.

[@allmycarsisbroke]

@@noragriffin6432 Oh my God, lady. Piss off!

[@patrickgauvin8328]

does it remove the gluten?

[@quantumchang4410]

Why is gluten in your water?

[@random-zr6jx]

Brilliant question. Im no expert but the charcoal attracts ions so should grab the gluten or the gluten should granb into it rather

[@gabrielcodina5466]

Lmao

[@setsemit777]

Steam distillation is 100% and easy. boil the water in a Kettle or pot and catch the condensation in another container or through a flex tube and let it drip into a bottle. you don't need to spend allot of money. seems like all these gadgets cost around $400. there's a number of good examples on KZbin on how to distill water. Or by gallon of it at Walmart for $0.88.

[@hollysmoke7448]

Simple and direct to the point and with sincere intent...

[@ianh2389]

I have had one of these for a while now but never saw this video until today. TED are just giving Michael Pritchard a Sales platform. Michael, all these years later and after getting a Queen's award (MBE), make it cheaper for the average person and people will believe you 'did something about it'.

[@amoralis123]

I really hate such do-gooders, presumptuous, haughty and superior only making money off the misery of poor people. Instead of giving them 'this Bottle', why not teach them how to filter their water using their own material. It is a very simple process. You set up a filtration systems for drinking water. It is a 3 tier systems using local earthenware like a big pot. The first pot at the top should have 3 layers: 1st: husks, gravel and sand. The 2nd one should have pulverized charcoal and the 3rd shall have clean drinkable water. Chinese, Indians and Persians have been using this method for generations. This 3 layers systems can be extended to 5 or even 7 layers. In China, India and many African Countries have clean drinking water sold in clear plastic sachets. It has reduced water borne disease in these countries. Please do not advertise your ware on a public channel like youtube. Find other media.

[@mouaragon2774]

But... Where is the profit there? (it's a joke)

[@ChoLovingVampire]

What they need it to stop having so many kids beyond their capacity to feed themselves.

[@tharun960]

We have a version of this in the 1st world. We like our high tech diagnosis machines, pills, high tech treatments, surgeries and so on. When the cause and cure for most of our chronic illnesses is diet :(

[@lastone032085]

It's positioned for governments to buy. Specifically British colonized countries in Africa. Those people wouldn't be the ones buying it. Of course citizens in developed countries can buy it with their own money if they want.

[@ericvondumb2838]

Jessi... that's the only entertainment they have. Besides, most of them will die of aids anyway.

[@not8upwthit]

To think for a fraction of the money that's stolen from us every year so much human suffering could be reduced. It all but leaves me speechless to ponder such a thing, yet there it is. The other thing that strikes me is the fact there are so many good people willing to go that extra mile to innovate and offer up solutions that make so much sense. It's been 10 years since the events occurred that inspired this man, can anyone tell me how much support he received to implement this solution ?

[@Razerkid99_]

Sounds good but this bottle is around $100 bucks for 1 and the Jerry can is around $300

[@marcosortega3550]

who can afford a $200 bottle what Africa needs is proper water mangement and water resources, like an electric pump and a simple filter and assign a place for livestock to drink.

[@ChoLovingVampire]

What they need it to stop having so many kids beyond their capacity to feed themselves. Within the next 50 years they are projected to outnumber asia.

[@mairobispupo615]

+Æon Bloodfang That too, but is far more difficult than water management. Is a demographics problem it can't be fixed.

[@dares.3002]

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[@calebwilliams586]

education solves both of those problems.

[@ragnaroksora8129]

+caleb williams word

[@MM-qj4kc]

15 nm size exclusion is a great first step. However, does this also filter out dissolved toxins, chemicals and pharmaceuticals?

[@honuswagner9348]

Nope.

[@eastsideterri22]

If these are the ones from kickstarter I have the very first ones put out. So glad I could help get this off the ground. I habe not used them much I'm saving them for when I have to have them Thanks ever so much for caring.

[@farahdeborah]

This man has made my dream come true, in such a simple way!

[@RyanBentz]

I am replying to old comments making sure everyone is doing well :)

[@AlphaTroll]

@@RyanBentz obviously shes not responding after 7 months so shes probably not doing well

[@buddyrichrocks]

this is a blistering talk. as an engineer one of my goals is to take smart and cheap technology to the developing world, to reduce the disparity. absolutely inspirational. technology that is really benefiting others!

[@soggythroat1546]

From 2009. I'm sure we've finally solved these problems. Oh, wait. Nope. No money for something as grand as this. :/

[@rogerwilco2]

It looks nice, but I have a few problems this doesn't solve: 1) What if your flood or tsunami washes everything away. That will include your bottles. 2) I think the bottle and the new filters will be to expensive for most people without access. The numbers he mentions of around 20 billion sort of prove that point.

[@dindolee8829]

How do they clean it? Pretty sure the dirt was stucked on the filters too. Need to be cleaned on a single use. Very good idea using reverse osmosis by a pumpwork!

[@Ichinin]

Here is another idea: Teach people how to do basic water filtering with a cloth and inform them how long they got to boil the water over a fire to make it safe to drink and we'll save 8 billion $ to make this guy rich. Information weights nothing.

[@jeffw1267]

The Lifesaver bottle is much quicker and more convenient, no?

[@fleurdecerisier9550]

true !

[@nancyvogelman]

Can people escaping a sunami even have the materials to build a fire even? They are running without camping gear, by the way.

[@prometheuseye1]

Just give the people who need it , for free if you care so much Mr.Deep Pockets !

[@funposting8912]

Why do you think they charge so much for them? The whole point is to charge westerns who don’t need them a premium for them, then use that to subsidise giving them to those in need for free

[@datmeme8967]

This reminds me of infomercials from the 90s. He should say, "just set it and forget it!"

[@stacyhackney6100]

It sounds so helpful. I hope it got to people in need.

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[@russelljones9137]

Previous commenters you guys do realize that this man's presentation was basically aimed at planting the seeds of thought FOR full scale funding from either Uber - rich corporate investors OR the government...or one and the same as in the case of "1st world" nations? Or if you prefer to be cynical you could call it a sales pitch. Nonetheless you heard his little blurb about the cost effectiveness of investing in distributing these bottles and Jerry cans in the communities, versus the price of setting up a MASSIVE, water treatment/recycle infrastructure?? That's why he reiterates "our (their) current way of thinking." ...and who would control and profit from corporate owned, federally managed infrastructure water sanitation plants? So it's like this.... Give a man a fish he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish he eats for life. Remove the fish from the ocean first, poison the water, and offer your fish to the man at a price.... The rest is history. Regardless of the problem of what would appear to be an overzealous retail price, the guy deserves praise. Besides the price is only unreasonable in terms of cost for 3rd world residents....which is exactly why he's pitching the idea!

[@waswestkan]

Russell Jones Many if not most who watch these videos don't realize the cost of admission to a TED event.

[@russelljones9137]

waswestkan the devil's in the details, no?

[@pauljansen6650]

Thank you for your logic, finally.

[@drileydriley2814]

At least you seem to be TRYING to be fair. If you think his product "appear(s) to be an overzealous retail price" then purchase a different product or make something just as good yourself! But DO NOT BERATE someone for trying to HELP others. Now, if your contention is that government(s) will be in line to buy these (DOUBTFUL!), then it's the taxpayers that are ultimately "on the hook" for them. OBVIOUSLY, a "bulk price" would definitely be warranted and should be negotiated if at all possible. Even better, perhaps governments should JUST govern, and leave individuals to take care of themselves. Government is NOT a charitable organization! (Or, at least, it was never designed to be, and it should NOT be used in such a manner! But trying to get people who've existed in Western Civilization over the last 100 years to ultimately realize this has been - at the very least - "uphill"!) When "the market" and tax-payer supported "government" are mixed, you get an AWFUL mix of communism and capitalism; to be sure REAL capitalism hasn't been seen in the USA for over 100 years!!! What we have now is - at best - CRONY capitalism! We have corporations that make demands on politicians who are supposed to represent the PEOPLE, and - in turn - those very same PEOPLE have to go work for the corporations that make demands of the politicians - lining their pockets with campaign contributions, etc. The whole system needs an ENEMA! But do NOT put down a guy trying to help and get ahead for coming up with a solution that can actually legitimately HELP! Unless you have a better idea (proverbial "mousetrap") then be quiet and let others try to help!

[@CST1992]

The idea has merit. Cost will come down when the product is widespread. Kinda like a solar panel.

[@ilovecroissants]

rename this "please give be $8bn"

[@drileydriley2814]

I suppose we can all rename YOU (P-H-P) to: "I'm envious someone else has come up with a legitimate solution to help those legitimately in need;" I'll call you Kelly for short... as in "kelly green" with envy!

[@namsukeichinose]

@@drileydriley2814 You're right but sadly this guy in the vid just wants money nothing else. He is ripping the poor off. No one that's poor can afford it. They will still die due to how expensive the price is to get one. Atleast $100+

[@drileydriley2814]

@@namsukeichinose I'm confused. How can he TAKE something someone doesn't GIVE him? You see, the "free market system" which so many have to hate (with absolutely NO legitimate reason) is all about one's CHOICE(s)! The ONLY time a progressive is FOR so-called "choice" is when it involves the systematic murder of they who cannot speak for themselves! Yet, when it comes to ACTUAL CHOICE, ...mum's the word! If YOU don't want to BUY what someone is selling, don't buy it. "Caveat Emptor" has ALWAYS been the "phrase of the day" for anyone in the market!

[@drileydriley2814]

If your "point" is that he NEEDS to make the price more affordable... that's the BEAUTY of the free market! Someone WILL make something like this in the near future, and charge just a fraction of the cost he's charging! That's called "competition," and it's a GLORIOUS thing for We the People. (And, I don't mean the type of "competition" like the communication and TV reception/Internet Service Providers have colluded to give the appearance of for we, the unpowerful! "Anti-trust," anyone?)

[@MiscName1493]

Smart inventor desires big cash

[@priyawadhwania7178]

He spoke everything except what's inside the bottle!

[@cassymae9468]

"Mothers and children no longer have to walk 4 miles a day just to get water, they can just go to a nearby stream to get it using this bottle"... I'm not hating, I'm just asking a genuine question... Did he have a flaw in his sentence? Or did he mean they can go by a dirtier water source and be fine drinking it? 8:38 ish...Love the whole idea, just an innocent question.

[@zandisch]

Out of curiosity, how/when does one need to open up the bottle to cleanse the actual filter from earlier uses? The bacteria and such will gather up inside.

[@hekasoram]

question: i presume this device is for non-chemicaly condaminated water; it's good for filtering water with germs in it; but how about water wtih chemical substances (poison, mercury, oil and other chemicals)...?

[@roberttucker1527]

Need activated charcoal

[@Pikasatupu75]

I think bottle's ponds will clean it too.

[@RyanBentz]

I am replying to old comments making sure everyone is doing well :)

[@ultrastoat3298]

Little disappointed at TED for letting this infomercial style sales pitch grace their stage.

[@chrism6904]

This product can literally save lives. I'm completely fine with this. For instance, I live in florida.. We just went through a category 4 hurricane. We did not have electricity or water. In grocery stores, the water went off the shelves in short matter of time. This product, would be a godsend if we were unable to get clean water. Thankfully I now know about this product and will be buying some just in case.

[@worldshaper1723]

Chris M Hey man, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope everyone you know is ok. Tell me if bought the product and if like it ?

[@mattheww797]

u must have lived on the coast cause we didn't even lose power.

[@hannahtriz]

Deceivingly Charming I think the user was talking about how the speaker was discussing its use in developing countries. For individuals who live in developing countries, such as myself, the cost to buy one bottle is more than I can afford. It's ironic that this bottle is developed to target people from developing countries when only the rich can afford them. I think rather than the speaker talk about developing nations and the problems with water that we go through, he skip the whole portion and only discuss disaster relief in first world countries where people like yourself can actually afford his products.

[@jquest43]

teds been corrupted

[@aeopmusic]

0:45 - everyone is like "Umm... To laugh or not to laugh"

[@calebbroaddrick2655]

Just buy a grayl. It's a water bottle water purifier. I think they go for $50 to $60. They filter most pesticides, protozoa, viruses etc. Great for hikes and emergency situations. Affordable, has replacement filters for sale, looks like a normal thermos, lasts a long time and could be used for mass distribution like in emergencies.

[@beans3506]

When did TED become shark tank?

[@nashvilleresident2133]

Most of the projects presented on TED had full potential. Shark Tank shows many many MANY stupid projects.

[@dacelooper]

Always was. Now they're just shameless about it

[@dacelooper]

LMAO, you really aren't that smart if you don't realise why there is so much control over water.

[@ricky4891]

If you can’t understand why he is emphasizing in the numbers.... then you gotta go back to college because you just missed a hole lecture. When I ask my 11 year old son why is he inventing that.. do you know what he told me? Because is “too expensive” to bring CLEAN WATER TO THE HOLE WORLD...my 11 year old. There are aready water filters that kill virus and bacteria but way too expensive. HE JUST FIXED THE PROBLEM.

[@journey994]

"for tv sets and water" haha if you've ever been to New Orleans it was for the TV sets not the water.....

[@supertroll3549]

that's so true

[@deeliciousgrapes]

Sad but true

[@Gvtteddybear]

"How's it taste, Chris?" "Tastes like poo!"

[@terminate5888]

I was wondering, why would it only take a couple of pumps to filter the water, and push it through a membrane with 15nm holes. maybe it uses check valves to allow reduction in pressure with in the bottle core so that atmospheric pressure can push it through the membrane, but would it be so rapid as I would of thought the flow rate through the membrane of that size would be small even if the pressure differential between the two sides was high,and wouldn't the membrane get clogged up quickly?

[@ThePinkBinks]

I’m looking back on this now after this product has been proven to cause long term poisoning. Well done killa. You made a lot of money with this.

[@eileenfb1948]

I wonder if it is filtering out essential minerals which we would normally get from our water. At home water filtration systems allow the user to replace the missing minerals into the filtered water. That needs a bit more research.

[@ThePinkBinks]

eileenfb1948 You’re right, it must do. Minerals are bigger than a virus.

[@kpag3030]

If that really works, that is brilliant. I'd like to see the science behind it.

[@Berlintheking]

Reverse Osmosis It works

[@Berlintheking]

Or ultrafiltration

[@claudiacolarusso229]

Diotamatious Earth filters; you can make your own. Or have one for each village. Clean fresh water, from "filthey warta"

[@overlord8658]

I just watched a 10:04 min infomercial

[@bigtravis6159]

These Ted Talks have really become agenda driven infomercials

[@drileydriley2814]

I think it cute that some think that TED Talks were anything BUT "informercials" of wacko-jacko "thinkers"! They're TOOLS of the Deep State (for the most part), and their "ideas" have absolutely ZERO real-world impact for FREE-THINKERS! Learn to think for yourself!!! Question EVERYTHING!

[@LesleyMills33]

VERY CLEVER INVENTION TED, , we need those even in parts of New Zealand.

[@sarojmaka]

Thank you TED for bringing forward this idea

[@lifesaverwaterpurifiers]

Hi! Thank you all for your comments, the price point we have makes it at alot less than 1p per litre and the process of making the bottle is an expensive one - we have alot of testing and constant development happening. Thank you all for your comments :-)

[@Sad-mm8tm]

"4 children have just died" - nice emotional non-argument

[@richardk5246]

9 years after this was uploaded it appears in my recommendation list. KZbin is terrible.

[@maggiejoseph3041]

Water filtration is so easy, all you need is charcoal, sand, grass and rocks....then you purify it by boiling the water. desterilizing add a drop of Clorox....and your water is crestal clean and purified.

[@karnaharihari7820]

hi this is very good technic for re use the water can we clean the water with ladge amount of waer what can we do pls send me the details n how much cost

[@roman20353]

*2 days later Chris dies from Diarrhoea

[@mikail5891]

not funny m8

[@ConchOutOfWater]

+Mikail Aydemir it was pretty funny

[@mikail5891]

ok ok your right :D

[@noeraldinkabam]

Diar whoa?

[@fangwen9256]

hes still here

[@thercplaneguy272]

Nothing new, Water filters have been around for years.

[@lindaschroyer7275]

What a wonderful talk! I thoroughly agree and am most impressed with your invention and physics. I recently found another Water talk on KZbin which I thought you would love as well. I'm not an inventor or physicist and so I am forwarding a few my notes for your perusal. - Fresh water is becoming scarce all around the world. Let's use nano-technology through chemistry to build a de-salination plant with no heat involved and which never stops running. Water from the sea or ocean goes in one end (first stage) and out the other (second stage). The first stage has magnetic nano-robots programmed to find and grab the salt, making the salt magnetic! The second stage has electro-magnets which pull the salt from the nano-robots and dump the salt in one container and the clear water into a separate reservoir. The by-products are salt, which is in high demand from 3rd world countries, and clear water, which is in demand from everyone! I would love to see this accomplished! P.S. There was talk of steam being used from drilling anywhere on the Earth just a few kms to extract it without danger, but I'm not real clear on how that was described. This talk can be found on KZbin as Kryon They Are Coming and is discussed in the second half. Keep an open mind - it's a bit different than most talks!)

[@syedzubair9998]

Nice innovation & humble thinking for humanity. same like Khalifa Omer (RA)

[@johnfitzgerald1192]

5:44 Why is the water still dirty looking?

[@jellyboy123]

7:04 after the photos was taken he grabbed the bottle and told them kids if you want the bottle its going to cost you $140+ per bottle! and $310 per can. Then he pushed them in the water and jumped in his lambo.

[@DebbieKemp-q6j]

But these are retail prices? Lifesaver have a different package for humanitarian purposes..

[@himansubhoi1273]

It was like watching a magic show with zero reality !

[@foreverxundefined]

All of these people bitching & moaning about price, consuming, etc. don't complain if your not making an effort yourself. I can't stand when a person disregards & judges another persons time & effort especially when trying to solve a global issue. I'm sure you'd be glad to use this technology when your chips were down. Acknowledge. Appreciate. Innovate.

[@foreverxundefined]

I appreciate the facetious candor, it was childish but funny. I understand where you are. Being in your shoes must be a burden, but I hope you can rid of your mental delusions, my friend.

[@bonanimqotyana1572]

lol wow! right on

[@carolynmmitchell2240]

Miguel Ayala I would never charge that much of a mark up for something like that. He is working the same principles as an emergency room visit which is not goodm

[@mixme8655]

The best TED presentation

[@dawithabteselassie7116]

I appreciate the invention of this technology. The cost may be higher for the water borne disease vulnerable communities found in the developing countries. This is a matter of attitudinal change think that every drops of water comes out by hydrology cycle and filtered in natural way. Any water which is mix of waste matter is being filtered and disinfected naturally and used as ground water. The urine (Filthy water) at the upstream can be drink as good water by the downstream.

[@logic9508]

Just remove the fluoride

[@shailenderkalia8344]

NOPE! there are even other harmful ones LIKE...chloride

[@stevegarcia3731]

I grew up in the first area of the USA that had fluoridated water. That was in the 1950s. What year is it now? Do you want to know how many cavities I have had in my lifetime? NONE. Thank you, fluoride, for all the root canals and caps and dental plates I haven't had to have - or to pay for. I am 68 years old now.

[@biscuits2572]

Fluoride definitely causes brain damage and memory loss. Proven. Google it.

[@zhuzhuyu8356]

Biscuits only in great amounts. Your toothpaste have fluoride it can prevent carious lesions and helps remineralization of enamel. I thought ignorance is a bliss, but I guess it’s the opposite in this case😂

[@Tryagain563]

In your case, ignorance is dangerous. You should research before you comment, Biscuits got it right.

[@dulynoted2427]

Is this still being applied to places like Yemen?

[@therespectedlex9794]

It’s remarkable how many people are still alive in the world, if you think about it. Erm... was that your point?

[@melanies.7740]

Sawyer water filter 30 bucks 1 million gallons.....

[@DebbieKemp-q6j]

But Sawyer doesn't protect against virus... why take the risk?

[@christianlindau4892]

That man deserves every penny of this great idea.

[@bobthebb-illder827]

And you have been brainwashed by a billionaire entrepreneur...

[@qualia420]

I'm so thirsty. I came online to find a way to filter local water as it has been 24; hours since I drank water. Then I watched this. I'm more thirsty and want one of these. But I never seen one in Cambodia. The irony if finding here to save my wife's life. And I'll diebifbhunger and thirst probably sux. Was 140 kg. Now 87. Wish me luck. I'll need it.

[@chainmailmeteorite]

I hope you will eventually be able to get the clean water you deserve

[@SNOREOFF]

Ok poor people you want sterile water 95 pounds please.

[@warrenharrison8710]

people dont know how to boil water..

[@DaveSmith-cp5kj]

+Warren Harrison Or even passive simple distillation. But then again, this is TED afterall. Bunch of yuppies.

[@omegamanprivate7132]

In a disaster, you might not have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of.

[@ronaldstarkey4336]

I tried to boil water once... but I scorched it... lol

[@tcrolius]

No laughs on diarrhea. Tough crowd.

[@The_Youtube_Winner]

1:11 it took me a good second to find someone who wasn’t balding lol

[@tf5pZ9H5vcAdBp]

Man 13 years ago this was released and we had no idea Bill was getting on that plane...

[@ravndotdk]

Great invention, greedy inventor..

[@pauljansen6650]

Ignorant statement, have you ever produced a product of your own? Do you have any idea how much money goes into it(research and development)? I can guarantee that whoever manufactures this does so on a reasonably small scale therefore costs are high. If government/governments teamed up with his they could radically reduce the costs of production.

[@bobthebb-illder827]

Paul Jansen buddy talks all this yet hasn’t patented anything eh? Like you know anything about production or products. Me? I don’t have a single clue either...

[@drileydriley2814]

The FREE MARKET filters out ALL bad inventors (greedy?) and inventions (don't work, too expensive, etc.)! Someone different will probably come along with a cheaper and better version and then everyone here will have another person to focus their ire... instead of just letting the FREE MARKET do its job!

[@BhanuPrakash-nk1fk]

TEDX is a marketing platform?

[@justin-mu1oc]

love seeing people freak out over the price.. for comparison non profits or govs that send bottled water: spend 500$ or so on for 70 ish cases of bottled water with 24 bottles each case with the total coming in just shy of 1000L.. and then factor in shipping costs for thousands of pounds of water. this mans jerry can filter even if it costed 1000-2000$ a pop that spits out 25000L of clean water and with the reduction in weight in shipping vs bottled water would still be well worth the upfront cost and would save NPO's / gov hundreds of thousands of $ over time.

[@wolfemooney7188]

justin link to the info?

[@dougericson7752]

How does this compare to a camping reverse osmosis filter? Seems like they can filter to 10nm (even better) and they cost less than half as much.

[@flyingdutchman6984]

Many comments mention that the people who really need this cannot afford it. This man doesn't want to sell them to the people who really need them. He wants to sell them to governments and aid agencies, who will give them to the people who need them. He will never get rich or save the world trying to sell these on the street in some poor country. The product is also overly complicated to appeal to it's intended audience, the government and aid agencies. What people really need is a simple solution to the problem. Any solution where they need to open, pump, clean or change filters is engineered to ultimately fail. What they need is a simple filter contained in a tube. Pour water in one side to filter it, and to clean the filter pour water in the other end of the tube. It is possible to build the tube with no moving parts and a lifetime filter. The technology can easily be scaled for single, family or village use.

[@philstevens1833]

loose translation - come on tax payers, make me rich!

[@NomadicSebastien]

TED talk sucks. Another capitalistic commercial.

[@agimasoschandir]

This one, yes. Not all go this low.

[@igotstoknow2]

Lubin, why hasn't greedy tax-paid socialists like you solved the problem?

[@biscuits2572]

Which is why you're still watching the episodes.

[@DontStopBrent]

CauseAndEffect Because He is 20 and hasn’t developed a brain yet. Idiots that think everything should be free should be sterilized.

[@BryceGarling]

Community hand pumps would solve the problems at a fraction of the cost of these bottles. Why not help people put in community well hand pumps? The answer is simple. Tell people they will get diarrhea and their children will die then offer them a product and take their money. This is the same system that Montsanto and Bayer work off of.

[@Hotchips1]

This is a salesman with a sales pitch.... Headline deceiving ... am giving it a thumbs down... its cheaper to buy water than your lifesaver.

[@September2004]

If this guy was able to invent this in his garage, you wonder why this wasn’t thought of earlier. Particularly for the military where it could be a great survival tool out in the bush.

[@Melodylove700]

Its great thank u who created this,Where we can buy it ?

[@AnimilesYT]

And the 40 billion people starving in 5 years because of overpopulation? Wahat about them?

[@prolego]

when people die less, they have less kids as their current kids are more likely to live, so population decreases

[@JuanMunozPHILOSOPHY]

there are only 7.2 billion people alive....

[@yanksguy23]

Juan Munoz Apparently there were 47.2 billion five years ago.

[@JuanMunozPHILOSOPHY]

probably cumulatively

[@utl94]

yanksguy23 What?! No.

[@MrCougar214]

He has it all wrong. The REAL problem is everyone wants to be a fuckin millionaire and our loss of humanity.

[@believeit3203]

Yup! ALL misery is an intentional business model

[@PharaohFluidity]

There won't be any water, dirty or not, if people don't stop having so many damn kids

[@HardcoreTeabrewer]

Yes, an evil circle... resulting in 'idiocracy' (like the movie), where the more intelligent don't reproduce, as the more animalistic humans consume all resources. But the energy to break the circle is approaching, through the exponential growth of technology. Don't lose hope!

[@catfuntxxxl7246]

God I hope you're right!

[@chris2goo]

You are ill-informed, ONE rich person with western lifestyle is polluting the environment five thousand times more and is consuming ten thousand times more resources than 1000 poor people in underdeveloped countries. And the problem of overpopulation is overrated (mostly by rich ignorants who pollute our planet with no remorse and pointing the finger only at poor people), because it can easily be solved with education and in most of the poor countries we already have the "peak birthrate" behind us. On the other hand a real problem is religion, because religious people are denying sience and facts and are often unresponsive to education. Just look at the ignorant religious fundamentalists in the U.S. and you see the real problem.

[@atomicapple0]

scubadrew9292 water doesn't dissapear from earth when we drink it, regardless of out population

[@PharaohFluidity]

AtomicApple00 Well have fun drinking seawater

[@Vein76]

How is this better than the SODIS water purification method? Will it remove chemical contaminants?

[@darrisx8146]

A biosand filter is virtually free and lasts for years. Using the sun to disinfect the filtered water afterward is also virtually free and lasts for years. Even without glass/safe plastic to disinfect by the sun, you can just boil it to the same effect.

[@hannahsilver1190]

So whatever happened to this dude? Guess the system wasn’t “practical”, eh?