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Re:Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in glo... by thisisnico on Friday September 27, 2019 @03:37PM (#21095534)
Living in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, I can confirm that our water is extremely clean and good to drink. Additionally our city was rated one of the best tasting tap waters for all of Ontario, cities literally compete for quality water. Contrast that to Flint michigan across the river from me.
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Re:Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in glo... by aledalgrande on Friday September 27, 2019 @04:34PM (#21096018)
Dude not a fair comparison, here in Canada there's probably the best tap water in the world ;)
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Re:Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in glo... by earth_walker on Saturday September 28, 2019 @01:57PM (#21101808)
Unless you live up North or on a reservation...
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Re:Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in glo... by seppin on Saturday September 28, 2019 @01:11AM (#21098582)
Iceland was the best i've ever had
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Re:Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in glo... by lottin on Friday September 27, 2019 @04:27PM (#21095957)
Best tasting or least tasting? (Since water is tasteless...)
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Re:Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in glo... by SubuSS on Friday September 27, 2019 @05:17PM (#21096375)
You should try tasting distilled water and see for yourself if water is tasteless :). The tastelessness makes it pretty hard to drink.

Pure water is tasteless - the one we drink has a bunch of stuff.

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Re:Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in glo... by csa on Friday September 27, 2019 @04:41PM (#21096076)
> Since water is tasteless...

I think for some people this might seem to be true. That said, for folks who are able to taste such things, clean water from different sources definitely can have tastes that differ based on the minerality of the water.

I used to think this was BS, but I changed my mind after doing a deep dive into wine, in which flavors like minerality of the soil, local flowers, and the like are definitely represented in finer wines.

For an over-the-top water example, check out this video:

https://youtu.be/rg3Mr6e1KMo

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Re:Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in glo... by AnonymousPlanet on Friday September 27, 2019 @06:06PM (#21096686)
In Germany, every supermarket has dozens of different bottled water brands. The vast majority are not fancy and are on the lower end regarding price. You can taste your way through the different mineralisations, from kind of dry tasting over sweet to salty. It's not a surprise the guy introducing Americans to the varieties of water tastes in your link is German.
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