a thing in 17 photos water Crazy to think that all of this would be in my body if I were just drinking tap water. It had been six months since I'd installed my reverse osmosis water filtering system and I had a note on my calendar to replace the filters. I opened up the housing... ...and oh my god it was horrifying! The used filter was completely brown and was an extra pound or two heavier than the clean filter. Unpacking! On Thursday my new Apec Reverse Osmosis 5-stage water filter arrived! No more water bottles everywhere. New York City tap water measures around 38 parts-per-million of disolved solids in the water, but after distilling it in my distiller, it was 000, perfectly pure! Nothing but H 2 and 0. I also bought this water purity testing device that measures TDS (total disolved solids) in parts-per-million. Making fluoride-free water with my new water-distiller. (Works well, but takes a long time and only makes a gallon at a time.) Picked up 3 more gallons of water for my ongoing hydration project. Late night snackage and GALLON #17. Ten days into my 30 days of drinking an entire gallon of distilled water every day. On Gallon 3! Gallon 4, on deck! In Brian news, I'd decided to try drinking a gallon of distilled water every day for 30 days. Why? Why not? Day Two, Gallon Two here we gooooo! Installed a new Brita filter that attaches to the sink. (Results, eh - it's ok). Fireman Scott got a bucket brigade together lickety-split! ...Far Rockaway Island! Here's the view from the subway as it's going over the bridge out to... 
