Awesome Tips The LifeStraw explained: How it filters water and eradicates disease
The LifeStraw is close to eradicating an ancient disease that has effected millions of people for thousands of years. We take a look inside the technology behind the famous water filter. This is the story of how the LifeStraw came to be and how Jimmy Carter’s Carter Center is making it happen.
The LifeStraw is close to eradicating an ancient disease that has effected millions of people for thousands of years. We take a look inside the technology behind the famous water filter. This is the story of how the LifeStraw came to be and how Jimmy Carter’s Carter Center is making it happen.
WARNING: Some images in this video may be disturbing to some viewers.
LifeStraw has provided over 38 million Guinea worm filters to the Carter Center since 1994. More recently, the company made the commitment to donate all future Guinea worm filters to the Center through the end of disease eradication. In 2019, 520,000 Guinea worm filters were donated.
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Uhh one question don’t take this seriously can you drink from the toilet with it?
cool!
I got mine as a gift from my job, looked up this video, now I'm obsessed…. I will definitely support this company going forward, great job!
YOU WOULD THINK OBAMA WOULD TAKE PART OF THIS.. SEEING HOW HE SUPPOSABLY HAS FAMILY THERE LIVING ON DIRT FLOORS.. NOTE… HIS DAD WASNT A POOR GOAT HEARER FROM THERE, HIS REAL DADDY WAS A HOMOSEXUAL BI BLACK MAN LIVING IN HAWAII PROMOTING MARXIS PROPERGANDA. IN THE COLLAGES.. HIS NAME IS FRANK MARSHALL DAVID. LOOK UP DREAMS OF MY REAL FATHER.. LEARN THE TRUTH. HE IS A RED BABY.
WILL UR FILTERS REMOVE FLORIDE? OR ESTERGYN? US MEN DONT WANT ESTERGYN SORRY… AND ONE MORE THING SOY.
GREAT I SHARED THIS AND PROMOTED UR PRODUCT TO EVERYONE./
Incredible. What a beautiful addition to our suffering world. Uncontaminated water along with a plant based diet will sustain the billions of people who exist here. Thank you
Can you drink salt water from the ocean with it?
Tara…my bad…lol
Wowzaa…Lara..
If I drank a cup of coffee with Life Straw, would I be drinking just the water?
Watching this as I drink from my Lifestraw# go bottle. Sooo cool!!
Also, those were snakes, not guinea worms referenced in the Bible.
But under Biden everone gets covid, polio
Anytime i go overseas to remote areas i have a couple with me. Never got sick. Been in some of the most remote areas. Lifesaver. I keep one in my bug out bag in my car.
Can’t believe rob dierdek tried this thing out in front of his parents in their toilet WITH A TURD FLOATING lmfao 🤣
Why don't they make theses for africa.
How much are they
Thank You.
Ok video. But the guy at the beginning didn't say why he was scared to make the video. And did give an option about the life straw. It seems like a awesome invention.
This all seems kinda left leaning, I'm going to find a competitors product.
That's amazing
I watched this while eating lunch………. mistakes were made
removes Pathogens?
What about anthrax in the water ??
Keep govt out of this miracle device !!
How often can it be reused?
@ 5:40 😮 no one’s talking about the “Nomadic guy” in Mauritania who came up with this idea
Can’t wait to try. I’ve love drinking fresh running water during my hikes/walks. But been game to drink only a handful.
President Jimmy Carter, a remarkable human being. God bless, sir.
President Jimmy Carter, a president and remarkable human being.
Awesome!
DO IT TO GARBAGE JUICE LIKE THE BROWN FLUID THAT COMES OUT THE GARBAGE TRUCK AFTER IT COMPRESSES
if done on an industrial scale, this would be a literal life-changer for the entire world
As long as septic sores doesn't equal people wearing LifeStraw around their neck
Let's go down 2 the river
New challenge unlocked: Find the dirtiest water you can find and drink it using a lifestraw.
But gwyneth worm though poppet?! Mhmm! Yes indeed!
Serious question; would this straw make human pee drinkable? Not in a rush to drink pee, of course, but in a survival situation is that a viable option?
Do you have to clean the straw?
best surival itam ❤
WAY too much information. Damn.
Will it filter out viruses?
Can it cure sea water?