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psyon t1_iwj0ptr wrote

Reply to comment by fostertheatom in Recycled wastewater is not only as safe to drink as conventional potable water, it may even be less toxic than many sources of water we already drink daily by giuliomagnifico

Wasn't there a study that showed that eating boogers boosted your white blood cell counts, and yet people still aren't digging around for juicy morsels in their noses.

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fostertheatom t1_iwjgjve wrote

Exactly, several studies have come out corroborating that study that said eating boogers and bugs and dirt and whatnot as a kid boosts your immune system.

But since people still perceive it as nasty, they still shun the practice. Same as with drinking former waste water, even if it properly treated and completely safe. Hell, 99.9% of people (in the so-called "first world") think the water in the holding tank of your toilet (that is literally just regular uncontaminated tap water until it is used to flush waste) is nasty and won't drink it.

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