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Re:Consumers are switching to water as they avoid sugary bev... by mrob on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @01:02PM (#12445068)
There's another good reason to buy bottled water: water is heavy. If you're walking or cycling somewhere you might not want to carry water when you can buy some at your destination. If you remove this option you might do more environmental harm than good by encouraging use of motor vehicles.
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Re:Consumers are switching to water as they avoid sugary bev... by ufmace on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @02:14PM (#12445673)
Indeed water is heavy. So get it to your home in the most efficient way - through pipes. I'm happy to do it just to avoid having to carry home everything I drink.
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Re:Consumers are switching to water as they avoid sugary bev... by toomuchtodo on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @05:50PM (#12448137)
As soon as distributed rooftop solar takes off, I see a large industry in condensing drinking water directly out of the air with surplus energy.

https://github.com/openawg/openawg/tree/master/blueice

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Re:Consumers are switching to water as they avoid sugary bev... by Johnny555 on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @01:09PM (#12445141)
When I cycle somewhere, I fill up my bottle when I get there (or along the way). I know where all of the water fountains are on my regular cycling routes.

Likewise, when I go for a long walk or a hike, I carry a bottle along and fill it as needed.

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Re:Consumers are switching to water as they avoid sugary bev... by woodman on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @04:00PM (#12446970)
If you find a bottle of water to be that great an encumbrance, then you were never really going to walk or cycle anywhere. There are plenty of good reasons to drive somewhere, but cupholders isn't one of them.
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