Sniper-T
10-21-2011, 04:44 PM
How to Turn Salt Water Into Drinking Water
Feeling thirsty and all you have is salt water? Well, no problem. Turn it into drinking water by following these
simple steps.
1. Get a pot and put an empty glass cup inside it in the center.
2. Slowly pour some salt water into the pot.... Do not over fill. Stop well before the water level has reached
the mouth of the glass. Make sure no salt water splashes into the glass while boiling.
3. Place the pot cover upside down so the highest point or handle is facing down right above it and facing the
glass
4. Bring the water to a slow boil. A violent full boil can contaminate the drinking water by splashing into
the glass.
5. As the water boils it becomes vapour, which condenses in the air as steam and on the cover's surface as
water droplets, which fall right into the glass. As you probably know, when water boils, it becomes pure vapour,
leaving behind anything that was dissolved in it. (This will probably take 20 minutes or more.)
6. Wait a little while before drinking the water from inside the glass, since both the water and the glass
will be very
*********** Tips***********
* It really helps a lot if you can cool down the cover while the water boils so, as to make the condensation
occur faster. You can use cold salt water to do that, or just change it when it becomes warm.
* This can also be done with urine if you're in the desert and water is hard to come by. If you do not have a
pot, you can just dig a hole in the ground, do your business in the hole, place a glass/container in the middle
and cover with something (plastic bag works). Place a pebble or weight on the middle of the cover, the depression
on the cover caused by the weight will help direct the condensed water into your glass/container. The natural
heat of the sand will evaporate the clean water into the glass.
* This method of evaporating and condensing water is called distilling. It can be used with normal tap water
whenever distilled water is needed.
* Let a little steam come out so it doesn't explode!
************ Warnings*************
* Careful - the water might overflow.
* Take care in what you are doing. Do not fill the pot too high. You don't want to be drinking salt water or
worse, urine that has splashed into the center glass.
* You can even use sunlight to create fresh water this way without a fire. You'll be able to get enough fresh
water to stall the effects of dehydration, but you'll have some difficulty getting 2 quarts to a gallon of fresh
water every day just through solar power. If you're able to make a fire, you can boil salt water and distill more
fresh water that way.
* If you're lucky, you may be able to find water-rich foods like citrus fruits in the area which reduce your
need for purified fresh water.
***********Things You'll Need**************
* A pan (preferably one with a concave cover)
* A glass or cup
* Salt water
* A heat source
Feeling thirsty and all you have is salt water? Well, no problem. Turn it into drinking water by following these
simple steps.
1. Get a pot and put an empty glass cup inside it in the center.
2. Slowly pour some salt water into the pot.... Do not over fill. Stop well before the water level has reached
the mouth of the glass. Make sure no salt water splashes into the glass while boiling.
3. Place the pot cover upside down so the highest point or handle is facing down right above it and facing the
glass
4. Bring the water to a slow boil. A violent full boil can contaminate the drinking water by splashing into
the glass.
5. As the water boils it becomes vapour, which condenses in the air as steam and on the cover's surface as
water droplets, which fall right into the glass. As you probably know, when water boils, it becomes pure vapour,
leaving behind anything that was dissolved in it. (This will probably take 20 minutes or more.)
6. Wait a little while before drinking the water from inside the glass, since both the water and the glass
will be very
*********** Tips***********
* It really helps a lot if you can cool down the cover while the water boils so, as to make the condensation
occur faster. You can use cold salt water to do that, or just change it when it becomes warm.
* This can also be done with urine if you're in the desert and water is hard to come by. If you do not have a
pot, you can just dig a hole in the ground, do your business in the hole, place a glass/container in the middle
and cover with something (plastic bag works). Place a pebble or weight on the middle of the cover, the depression
on the cover caused by the weight will help direct the condensed water into your glass/container. The natural
heat of the sand will evaporate the clean water into the glass.
* This method of evaporating and condensing water is called distilling. It can be used with normal tap water
whenever distilled water is needed.
* Let a little steam come out so it doesn't explode!
************ Warnings*************
* Careful - the water might overflow.
* Take care in what you are doing. Do not fill the pot too high. You don't want to be drinking salt water or
worse, urine that has splashed into the center glass.
* You can even use sunlight to create fresh water this way without a fire. You'll be able to get enough fresh
water to stall the effects of dehydration, but you'll have some difficulty getting 2 quarts to a gallon of fresh
water every day just through solar power. If you're able to make a fire, you can boil salt water and distill more
fresh water that way.
* If you're lucky, you may be able to find water-rich foods like citrus fruits in the area which reduce your
need for purified fresh water.
***********Things You'll Need**************
* A pan (preferably one with a concave cover)
* A glass or cup
* Salt water
* A heat source