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_ShakashuriBlowdown t1_j68o3c3 wrote
Reply to comment by Juan_Ebolovich in ELI5: why can't we use electricity to kill microorganisms in small amount of water ? by FreshT3ch
Been doing some home electrolysis for fun. Everything I read about chromium has me feeling like this.
_ShakashuriBlowdown t1_j688uhy wrote
Reply to comment by en1mal in ELI5: why can't we use electricity to kill microorganisms in small amount of water ? by FreshT3ch
There are all these videos (I'll try and edit one in if I find it) of Chinese "water boilers", which are just + and - electrodes that you put into water. The problem is, even in "clean" water, the electrodes themselves begin to electrolyze into the water. The tap water isn't clean either, so all the minerals begin electrolyzing and depositing onto the cathode as well.
EDIT: This is used in a scam to show that one's water is actually impure, and that one should buy the salesman's water filter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASnLL6ebaco
_ShakashuriBlowdown t1_j68oe2q wrote
Reply to comment by calivino1 in ELI5: why can't we use electricity to kill microorganisms in small amount of water ? by FreshT3ch
That's how these scams work though, right? They prey on half-truths, things that "feel" right.