Luv that philosophy. Sounds very similar to learning how to fish.

But the much cheaper life straw could do the gap measure trick

The life straw is just a basic water filter that blocks bacteria and some cysts and lets in deadly viruses. Over time [weeks] the life straw which only blocks bacteria and some cysts has a dangerous level of bacteria growth within the straw as the blocked bacteria massively multiply. A life straw is really only a single use water filter and should not be used in my opinion over several days. There's a reason why it's cheap to buy

rayva1 and also getting to heaven, or something like that

thats an epic quote bro

At 160 a pop it is expensive. Yes I can dish out that money in case of dire need but then damn it, not everyone wants to go buy it on disaster day. So mass produce it and lower the freaking cost!!!!

Dax Castro Based on their website, the small one (that can filter 4000 liters) costs 120 pounds. Based on 3 liters/day water consumption, you get an approx. 3.65 years, which is 0.09 pounds per day, or 2.7 a month, or 32 / year. That doesn't seem that expensive... The only problem I see is that in places where they'd need this bottle 163 at once is expensive, but there NGOs could step in and come with some payment plans or subsidies for bottles.

Right

plus, for a purchased bottle they give one away for free for families in need

I know I agree this is too much money just to to vat19 they have the same thing but a straw and portable but I bet you can get a water bottle and drill a bigger hole....also vat19 give 1-10 life savers to countries developing and it didn't cost much like around 10-20$

Maybe electric car batteries will see a similar price decline over the next decade?

Because it’s not for us

Look at the crowd that a tell it’s not for us

Half a cent a day per person have you seen what world governments spend on defense

Solution is there nirnal

Nothing wrong with that

Pretty much. I'm on the fence with this one. It's a money saving solution. He should get paid for his effort. I hope he put in the effort the get governments to implement it or similar invention that's larger scale. IF he does that much work, THEN he should get paid & (in an ideal world) throw half of his $ into the project.

I would want to make something the the hard innovative work. It looks like a great invention to help people. But, I can't see any government buying this product. Why pay for it if they can just kick your door in and take. Or tell everyone to not back up his idea. Till he's broke and sells the government the Patten for nickles and dimes. Then will only supply there soldiers with this product.

@@sab_1055 Believe this. His profit is included in the price. He will be a billionaire before its over from this invention.

It also seems like a pretty good deal.

I agree Zubair Khan. Very disappointing. Just another water filter for the middle class and up.

@@cheryldahl9192 yes, it seems that way. A marketing pan based upon peoples emotions to bring this product into mainstream outdoors folks. It was 9 years ago, today 30 seconds ago it is 137 Euros to buy off Amazon. Impossible to implement this on such large scales effectively. It's cheaper to fly in water. UNLESS, the technology costs/profits reduced greatly. I worked many years as a research scientist and one of the biggest issues is how to make effective filters at low cost. it appears it still hasn't been achieved.

@@BushCampingTools Sawyer mini filter is 0.1 microns, 26$, filters up to 100000 gallons of water :S Granted filter is 0.1 micron not 0.015, but just boil water after to kill viruses Way cheaper.

The smaller the membrane the more advanced in technology you go. 0.015 is incredibly small, but now there are similar filters for example the survivor filter pro on amazon. These types of filters could be sent in some form of charity to the countries in need as well. I'm looking into a portable distiller myself that got me here. Anyways good stuff

@@r0l3kr0l3k kind of misses the point , if you have to boil it

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​@@RyanBentz Thank you for making sure we are all doing well, Ryan. Luckily I'm still alive and I feel blessed. How are you doing? Is everything well? I must have had a guardian angel the moment the accident occurred. So right now I'm just really grateful. The stolen 80.000 Colonnes, I mean that is only about a hundred dollars, and also the lens that is gone now, this all feels like nothing in comparison. The long discussion last night on the plane (wow, I mean talk about synchronicity! How is this even possible!!!) while the others tried to sleep was just amazing and absolutely invaluable!! So it is almost like yesterday alone compensated for all the problems, pain, losses and dangers from the trip.

cant set that up in the 3 days between a hurricane hitting and you dying of dehydration

Most would use this method paired by solar heating for boiling & UV Light for bacteria & viruses..

Absolutely true, and there are MANY resources online and in print that do just that! So, how is anyone "hurt" by this? If you don't want what he's selling... don't buy it!

@@azteacher26 what

@@silverfoenix Solar heating? UV light? Are you forgetting the part about the catastrophic natural disaster destroying all available resources? "Ah, yes. Decent idea, but I think most folks would just go ahead and run their water through a treatment facility first." Real big brain, over here.🙄

Well, isn't this video from 7 years ago. That might be the reason why it is/was so expensive.

LMAO it's actually 200 Australian Dollars right now on EBAY, what a rip off.

TheHGCGamersClub where to buy the far ??

I was thinking when did TED talks become a platform to sales pitch? ... maybe i don't watch these enough

I wouldn't go by the price of comparatively small number sports bottles sold in developed countries. You would have to understand and explain his plan for solution for a different product at a much larger scale for the 100's of millions globally that need a similar product. Anyone know what Michael Pritchard's plans for this need and scale?

I know! this guy is a joke, trying to make money from the poor!

A pre filter ultraviolet system would be a much cheaper alternative, but the funding comes from foreign aid.

i doubt he has much manufacturing involved, so its possible that he needs to make it pricy to make a profit. also read what Abbas Miah said, the government can afford it, and would likely save money.

BRUH It costs to produce these things and no the kids won't buy it they'll come in form of humantarian aid ..

kitsurubami we spend more on defense contracts and arms deals!

Which is why we should ALL learn how to "make" our own distilled water! It's virtually "free" (after you make your gizmo to do it)!

@@drileydriley2814 Anyone can make a distiller at home, just have a container that directs water vapor from a hot place to a cool place. Like a retort or even a large cooking pot with a smaller pot hung inside. Then just put it over a stove or a fire or something. Not super-easy, but not exactly hard. The problem is it takes a lot of energy to boil water, so at most you'll be making a cup of distillled water an hour. Because of water's heat of vaporization distillation isn't very practical on a small scale where you can't recycle the energy. So the problem is exactly the opposite. Distillation is easy and doesn't require expensive "gizmos", but it takes a huge amount of energy to do in amounts large enough to drink.

@@vladimirkuklev6051 ikniw its 3 years but...yes well said its very inefficient .. ive seen survival guys using a clear polythene sheet in a domed tent shape over a water container in the sun. Water evaporates and collects on underside of polythene then runs down into the clean water container.

the best water filtration system is the Alexapure Pro Water Filtration System. Sadly it is for home or Cabin use. Reduces up to 99.9999% of 206 contaminants, targeting..... Heavy Metals, Fluoride, Chlorine, Viruses & bacteria, Pesticides & Pharmaceuticals. I have searched high and low to find a portable system that even comes close. I ended up with 2 portable systems that covered some of those bases.

@@noragriffin6432 shut up

What are tube walls?

you should watch the Ted video with Bill Gates and his commits on VACCINATIONS and POPULATION CONTROL. Absolutely blood chilling!!!!!!!

@@noragriffin6432 billy gates and population control? How could microsoft make a $trillion if the very owners are preventing millions of future customers? No thanks. Not interested.

@@dantyler6907 so I take it you come to your conclusions without gathering all the facts, or even listening to a different point of view.

Also if you have trillions, then how much more money do you really need.

@@noragriffin6432 Oh my God, lady. Piss off!

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@@RyanBentz obviously shes not responding after 7 months so shes probably not doing well

What they need it to stop having so many kids beyond their capacity to feed themselves. Within the next 50 years they are projected to outnumber asia.

+Æon Bloodfang That too, but is far more difficult than water management. Is a demographics problem it can't be fixed.

There are a lot of components to survival. One resource I discovered that successfully combines these is the Marla survive system (google it if you're interested) without a doubt the most useful survival resource that I've seen. look at the extraordinary free video.

education solves both of those problems.

+caleb williams word

This product can literally save lives. I'm completely fine with this. For instance, I live in florida.. We just went through a category 4 hurricane. We did not have electricity or water. In grocery stores, the water went off the shelves in short matter of time. This product, would be a godsend if we were unable to get clean water. Thankfully I now know about this product and will be buying some just in case.

Chris M Hey man, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope everyone you know is ok. Tell me if bought the product and if like it ?

u must have lived on the coast cause we didn't even lose power.

Deceivingly Charming I think the user was talking about how the speaker was discussing its use in developing countries. For individuals who live in developing countries, such as myself, the cost to buy one bottle is more than I can afford. It's ironic that this bottle is developed to target people from developing countries when only the rich can afford them. I think rather than the speaker talk about developing nations and the problems with water that we go through, he skip the whole portion and only discuss disaster relief in first world countries where people like yourself can actually afford his products.

teds been corrupted

Sounds good but this bottle is around $100 bucks for 1 and the Jerry can is around $300

I suppose we can all rename YOU (P-H-P) to: "I'm envious someone else has come up with a legitimate solution to help those legitimately in need;" I'll call you Kelly for short... as in "kelly green" with envy!

@@drileydriley2814 You're right but sadly this guy in the vid just wants money nothing else. He is ripping the poor off. No one that's poor can afford it. They will still die due to how expensive the price is to get one. Atleast $100+

@@namsukeichinose I'm confused. How can he TAKE something someone doesn't GIVE him? You see, the "free market system" which so many have to hate (with absolutely NO legitimate reason) is all about one's CHOICE(s)! The ONLY time a progressive is FOR so-called "choice" is when it involves the systematic murder of they who cannot speak for themselves! Yet, when it comes to ACTUAL CHOICE, ...mum's the word! If YOU don't want to BUY what someone is selling, don't buy it. "Caveat Emptor" has ALWAYS been the "phrase of the day" for anyone in the market!

If your "point" is that he NEEDS to make the price more affordable... that's the BEAUTY of the free market! Someone WILL make something like this in the near future, and charge just a fraction of the cost he's charging! That's called "competition," and it's a GLORIOUS thing for We the People. (And, I don't mean the type of "competition" like the communication and TV reception/Internet Service Providers have colluded to give the appearance of for we, the unpowerful! "Anti-trust," anyone?)

Smart inventor desires big cash

The Lifesaver bottle is much quicker and more convenient, no?

true !

Can people escaping a sunami even have the materials to build a fire even? They are running without camping gear, by the way.

Why do you think they charge so much for them? The whole point is to charge westerns who don’t need them a premium for them, then use that to subsidise giving them to those in need for free

Most of the projects presented on TED had full potential. Shark Tank shows many many MANY stupid projects.

Always was. Now they're just shameless about it

LMAO, you really aren't that smart if you don't realise why there is so much control over water.

If you can’t understand why he is emphasizing in the numbers.... then you gotta go back to college because you just missed a hole lecture. When I ask my 11 year old son why is he inventing that.. do you know what he told me? Because is “too expensive” to bring CLEAN WATER TO THE HOLE WORLD...my 11 year old. There are aready water filters that kill virus and bacteria but way too expensive. HE JUST FIXED THE PROBLEM.

that's so true

Sad but true

I am replying to old comments making sure everyone is doing well :)

But... Where is the profit there? (it's a joke)

What they need it to stop having so many kids beyond their capacity to feed themselves.

We have a version of this in the 1st world. We like our high tech diagnosis machines, pills, high tech treatments, surgeries and so on. When the cause and cure for most of our chronic illnesses is diet :(

It's positioned for governments to buy. Specifically British colonized countries in Africa. Those people wouldn't be the ones buying it. Of course citizens in developed countries can buy it with their own money if they want.

Jessi... that's the only entertainment they have. Besides, most of them will die of aids anyway.

not funny m8

+Mikail Aydemir it was pretty funny

ok ok your right :D

Diar whoa?

hes still here

Reverse Osmosis It works

Or ultrafiltration

Diotamatious Earth filters; you can make your own. Or have one for each village. Clean fresh water, from "filthey warta"

Why is gluten in your water?

Brilliant question. Im no expert but the charcoal attracts ions so should grab the gluten or the gluten should granb into it rather

Lmao

Russell Jones Many if not most who watch these videos don't realize the cost of admission to a TED event.

waswestkan the devil's in the details, no?

Thank you for your logic, finally.

At least you seem to be TRYING to be fair. If you think his product "appear(s) to be an overzealous retail price" then purchase a different product or make something just as good yourself! But DO NOT BERATE someone for trying to HELP others. Now, if your contention is that government(s) will be in line to buy these (DOUBTFUL!), then it's the taxpayers that are ultimately "on the hook" for them. OBVIOUSLY, a "bulk price" would definitely be warranted and should be negotiated if at all possible. Even better, perhaps governments should JUST govern, and leave individuals to take care of themselves. Government is NOT a charitable organization! (Or, at least, it was never designed to be, and it should NOT be used in such a manner! But trying to get people who've existed in Western Civilization over the last 100 years to ultimately realize this has been - at the very least - "uphill"!) When "the market" and tax-payer supported "government" are mixed, you get an AWFUL mix of communism and capitalism; to be sure REAL capitalism hasn't been seen in the USA for over 100 years!!! What we have now is - at best - CRONY capitalism! We have corporations that make demands on politicians who are supposed to represent the PEOPLE, and - in turn - those very same PEOPLE have to go work for the corporations that make demands of the politicians - lining their pockets with campaign contributions, etc. The whole system needs an ENEMA! But do NOT put down a guy trying to help and get ahead for coming up with a solution that can actually legitimately HELP! Unless you have a better idea (proverbial "mousetrap") then be quiet and let others try to help!

The idea has merit. Cost will come down when the product is widespread. Kinda like a solar panel.

Need activated charcoal

I think bottle's ponds will clean it too.

I am replying to old comments making sure everyone is doing well :)

It’s remarkable how many people are still alive in the world, if you think about it. Erm... was that your point?

I think it cute that some think that TED Talks were anything BUT "informercials" of wacko-jacko "thinkers"! They're TOOLS of the Deep State (for the most part), and their "ideas" have absolutely ZERO real-world impact for FREE-THINKERS! Learn to think for yourself!!! Question EVERYTHING!

justin link to the info?