Being Halloween as much fun as you want, thank goodness it is still not imported in Spain and the Hispanic countries. Media and commercial sectors are pushing in as much as they try. I'm affraid to say that in some years we will be overruled by this anglosaxon holiday but nowadays, we can proudly say that we resist!! This is an american holiday and I think should not kill local celebrations. I feel sorry for all those non saxon countries that are loosing their identities...
I have to say that the Spain picture displayed is totaly unaccurate as the celebration in Gran Canaria is the Carnival, an the end of February, nothing to do with pumpkins.
I'm a Microbiologist and I made a PhD on water borne bacteria anv viruses. If I were you, I would only use this bottle with pure water. You better not try it with no tested water, you cand easily end with intestinal infection.
The UV radiation only works in long time cycles (>10 min). And even at the time, if it kills 99% of bacteria it still leaves 1%, so if there are 10000 bacteria in the bottle (wich is a reasonable amount even in medium quality tap water) you still would have 100 at the end of the treatment. If there were pathogenic bacteria in there, that amount is more than enough to get you an infection.
So, in conclusion. Don't fall for that techie water bottle, it's a fake. And for God's sake, don't send it to the population in the world with no access to clean drinking water.
What about La Tomatina in Spain? http://www.latomatina.es/fotos/ It is definitely messier than the orange battle and in my opinion the messiest of all ten displayed here.
I'm sure the author, probably being from US did'nt want any Top Ten without US presence, but I don't see the mess in the roadkill thing. The Cheese rolling, although looks funny and spectacular, it only gets messy when the rolling is celebrated when it's raining...
This is clearly a double tool: a toothpick and a swab for ear cleaning, used anciently by trolls and giants. The clue was the black color of the prick!
I have to say that the Spain picture displayed is totaly unaccurate as the celebration in Gran Canaria is the Carnival, an the end of February, nothing to do with pumpkins.
The UV radiation only works in long time cycles (>10 min). And even at the time, if it kills 99% of bacteria it still leaves 1%, so if there are 10000 bacteria in the bottle (wich is a reasonable amount even in medium quality tap water) you still would have 100 at the end of the treatment. If there were pathogenic bacteria in there, that amount is more than enough to get you an infection.
So, in conclusion. Don't fall for that techie water bottle, it's a fake. And for God's sake, don't send it to the population in the world with no access to clean drinking water.
What about La Tomatina in Spain?
http://www.latomatina.es/fotos/
It is definitely messier than the orange battle and in my opinion the messiest of all ten displayed here.
I'm sure the author, probably being from US did'nt want any Top Ten without US presence, but I don't see the mess in the roadkill thing. The Cheese rolling, although looks funny and spectacular, it only gets messy when the rolling is celebrated when it's raining...
Look out Shroedinger's cat, M