Powdered Water - is this real ? ( Update / Answer )

Could i interest anyone in my "Powdered Mud"?


Everone knows things are better in their natural powdered form!

Who said someone actually paid for those billboards? If people are willing to spend all night making crop circles, I could see people painting over billboards to perpetrate this hoax.

(For argument's sake, let's just assume crop circles are a hoax - no discussion on that here, please!)

This does raise a couple interesting possibilities, though:

They say "Powdered Spring Water" on the packet - would it be possible to make a powder containing chemicals to make tap water "taste" like bottled water? That would also go along with the "Forget the Bottle" slogan.

Also, along the lines of the condensation machine, is there a nontoxic chemical that would soak up water from the air? I know silica gel (that little packet that comes with all sorts of consumer goods) absorbs moisture. Of course, silica is toxic, so that wouldn't work for this application. That certainly doesn't seem to be what they're advertising here, but it could be useful for desert survival, assuming it could absorb enough water.

EDIT: oops, I see arcadian already beat me on this point

[Edited on 5/6/2004 by PurdueNuc]

Sounds like a Stevan Wright qoute to me. "I got this powdered water - now I don't know what to add. " or "I poured spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone. "

I bet this powdered water is not healthy and low in density. It just isn't natural it seems.

If you used this powdered water to make ice cubes, and then used those cubes in a martini, would that make it a dry martini?

Here's an idea! I have seen a few people say it might just be snow, or frozen water. But this would most likely melt instantly just by holding it in your hand. My guess is, the powdered water, is kept in an insulated package which keeps the inside cold. The frozen water itself is deep frozen. Just think of the Dippin Dots ice cream - the reason it retains its shape is becase its deep frozen.

[Edited on 5/6/04 by xenophanes85]

Well,
I would still rather vote for a new way of mixing the perfect dry martini!

"dehydrated water"?? Thats a bit of an oxymoron, dontcha think??

It looks as if this is just a way for this company to show the "buzz" billboards can create. It is a billboard company running the ads on their own billboards. See the domain is registered to below.

Lamar Outdoor Advertising
5030 Advantage Blvd
Suite 102
Toledo, Ohio 43612

US Domain name: FORGETTHEBOTTLE.COM Administrative Contact: Strayer, Chris
[email protected]
5030 Advantage Blvd.
Suite 102
Toledo, ohio 43612
US 419-727-8822
Fax: 419-727-8840