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via The Tubes of You and chrisgsauce Woke up to a balmy -41C this morning in South Porcupine, ON. Thought I'd share what happens when you mix boiling water and a water gun and take it outside for a few shots This my friends, this  is what science is for!

Check it out - this is seriously  smart water. No, not the vitamin-enriched wallet-emptier that Jennifer Aniston is hawking - this stuff can figure its way out of a maze. The secret is the Leidenfrost effect - you know, the thing where a drop of water skitters around on a hot-plate. Check out the video below - and if you want to avoid spoilers, go to 1:19.. hat-tip Revolutions Water

At Ray's and Stark Bar in Los Angeles there is a Water Menu. Yes. Seriously. A WATER MENU . It is 25 pages of Gilded Age insanity, and includes such awesomeness as the 9OH2O   which is available in limited editions of 10,000 individually numbered diamond-like glass bottles. Every bottle is hand finished, triple-sealed, and expertly examined by white-gloved quality specialists. Only the absolutely perfect survive this supreme best-of-the-best challenge thus becoming certified with the precious Beverly Hills 9OH2O signature label. Yes. Come the apocalypse, I surely know who will be amongst the first in line... Ray's and Stark Bar Water Menu

Yes, its a " Water Cafe ", where you can "Blend your own water". God bless the 1%... (located at 295 East 10th Street) Update : They, sadly, no longer sell insanely expensive tap water - I guess even the 1% aren't that stupid.  Then again, they should probably move to Brooklyn?) Update2 : Aaaand, here we go.  The perfect parody - "Handcrafted Water" The Timmy Brothers – Water Makers from Paul Riccio on Vimeo .

Check out the latest Scientific American - its got a great article on water usage by country , and what it is used for. For my money though, the fascinating part is that A vast amount of water is used to produce the food and products that nations consume. Large population is the greatest factor, but inefficient agriculture or dependence on water-intensive cuisine can exacerbate demand; meat consumption accounts for 30 percent of the U.S. water footprint. Given the sheer amount of water that India uses (and exports!), the importance of the monsoons makes sense - around 80% of India's water comes from the Monsoon , as does a huge chunk of its energy.  Its pretty harsh - this is a ton of water and its all dependant on one - finicky - annual event.  As the Economist puts it Yet the drought underlines a grim truth. India’s extremes of hydrology, poverty and population present vast difficulties for water management which it has never mastered. And they are growing. Increasin...