Water may hide harmful chemical cocktail


	Water may hide harmful chemical cocktail

wildcat

12-17-2007 9:37 AM

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12-20-2007 5:11 PM

tidbit2

thats why this guys work is useful
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaru_Emoto

12-20-2007 8:36 PM

ljsdesign

Our town water is so full of chlorine that you smell like you just got out of a pool each time you shower.
I never thought I would actually have to filter or buy water, but you just can't drink the stuff out of the tap. Yuck.

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