You know, it’s nice to see an invention aimed at actually helping people, especially those who need it most. Around the world, people are dying based on a concern that I never have had to deal with — a lack of safe drinking water. Now, granted, I do think about this more and more, which is why I am letting my lawn die as opposed to watering it and why my car gets washed so infrequently these days. I hate wasting water when I know what a lack of it means to the health of so many globally.
I came across something the other day that I hope will change the plight of people without safe drinking water. The device is called the Life Straw and the idea is to provide an inexpensive means for the 1 billion people around the world to drink water from sources that could otherwise cause them to be infected by waterborne illnesses.
When mass-produced, the Life Straw costs a mere $3 dollars and will work for up to one year so, this is not out of the reach of world governments with the will to aid the third world.
So, in the end, a company may make billions and help people at the same time. Don’t we need more ingenuity like this in the word?
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