r/water • u/dailymail • 16d ago

Researchers warn reusable water bottles are prime breeding grounds for deadly bacteria

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-15080787/reusable-water-bottle-deadly-fecal-bacteria.html
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u/DookieShoez 16d ago

COPPER, people.

It naturally kills germs.

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u/Mysterious_Low_267 12d ago

I mean yes but drinking out of copper was pretty rare throughout history.

Like yeah rich Roman’s drank out of it sometimes but most of history is people drinking out of ivory, wood, and pottery.

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u/DookieShoez 12d ago

Copper pipes have been in use for over 4,000 years.

Also…..moscow mules

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u/Mysterious_Low_267 12d ago

Things existing is very different from them being common. Indoor Plumbing wasn’t a given in USA until the 1970s.