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Re:The British Perfected the Art of Brewing Tea Inside an Ar... by TorKlingberg on Saturday September 05, 2015 @02:34PM (#10175611)
Boiling water is a good way to make it safe to drink in dirty environments. If you have boiled water you might as well make tea.
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Re:The British Perfected the Art of Brewing Tea Inside an Ar... by bro-stick on Saturday September 05, 2015 @04:11PM (#10175921)
Exactly. As humans, we can our food and beverages because we are able to make them mostly safer by killing many potential pathogens.

A millenia ago, wine was one of the most popular beverages because it also fairly sterile... but you wouldn't want to use that in combat.

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