Boiling water and cooling it to drink

[StevenYoo]

distilled water is bad for you.

too much can lead to hyponatremia

*EDIT* well, TOO MUCH distilled water is bad for you. It's ok every now and then

*EDIT* on that note, too much of ANYTHING is bad for you. so THERE!

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: gotsmack

Originally posted by: goku
Well I had an idea for truely clean water but it would require a lot of energy, basically what you'd do is boil water and collect the percepitation from the act of boiling into another container, that way it should be cleaner, no?

OR you could buy distilled water

Drinking distilled water is not advisable. It'll leach minerals out of your body.

How so?

First hit on google, I'm sure there are more. "drinking distilled water"

Much of that site is BS, including that specific article.

What the hell is the point of providing references if you don't note where they're used?

I didn't plan on spoon feeding you info for something I've heard numerous times by numerous doctors and never heard anything different. I just picked the first hit.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: SquisherI didn't plan on spoon feeding you info for something I've heard numerous times by numerous doctors and never heard anything different. I just picked the first hit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distilled_water#Purported_benefits

While there is no evidence to suggest that drinking distilled water is harmful or leaches minerals from the body, the World Health Organization has assembled considerable research which shows a relationship between drinking water containing naturally-occurring minerals and lower rates of certain diseases.

Correlation != causation. So, unless wiki is wrong about the lack of evidence, there's no proof that drinking distilled water is harmful.

 

[noni]

Originally posted by: OS

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: OS
it's on wiki if one searches by "hard water", which is water high in minerals.

i think it says limestone mostly precipitates out when you boil it.

I think you might have read it wrong.

Temporary hardness is hardness that can be removed by boiling or by the addition of lime

In any case, it only comes out from the water that was boiled, which kind of defeats the purpose of the OP boiling water to drink it.

I got completely confused reading this part about hardness and boiling. I thought now I'm gonna have to remove the calcium carbonate every time after boiling in order to have soft water. :Q
So I panicked lol and looked to see if drinking hard water has any health risks :clock:. Turns out its just as bad/ good as drinking hard water.

To summarize, boiling may get rid of some bacteria, but the removal of temporary hardness doesn't really have any benefits.
Feel free to correct me or get confused like I was.