Seriously, seriously cool...To turn dirty lakewater into drinkable H2O, peel away the bark from a nearby tree branch and slowly pour water through the wood. According to new research, this neat, low-tech trick ought to trap any bacteria, leaving you with uncontaminated water.
News story:
http://www.iflscience.com/environment/s ... -drinkable
Tech info:
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Ad ... ne.0089934
Pass along to Kampong Lost.
Wait.
It needs trees.
Farrrk. Never going to work here then.