the water... - The Island (2015) Discussion

[–] wjb7221975 9 years ago

There should be some way they could set up a simple distiller, to catch the steam from boiling, then they could distill ocean water. I'm a woman, don't have any survival training, but it seems there are options those guys aren't considering.

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[–] firechicken 9 years ago

WTF? It's a good thing you're not on the island with them. You want to catch steam to supply water for FACKING THIRTEEN MEN??????????? So for every hour of wood burning, they'll get about 1 ounce of water. I wonder how much water they'd expend getting the damn wood to keep such a strong fire going to keep water boiling to produce constant steam?

You really didn't have to tell us that you're a woman.

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[–] wjb7221975 9 years ago

Even without boiling, water will evaporate and that water won't have salt in it...that's how it happens from lakes and oceans without human intervention. It may be slow, not produce much, but it doesn't require wood/burning, and it's better than nothing while they search for fresh water.

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[–] firechicken 9 years ago

WTF are they going to use as this distiller, tell us?

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[–] atlasmb 9 years ago

I wondered the same thing.

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[–] firechicken 9 years ago

wjb7221975
They saw coconuts, it's safe and actually healthy to drink coconut water! Some stupid people to not know that and drink it, because I'm assuming if they had drunk the coconut water it would have been shown on camera.

Are you this dumb? They did drink the coconuts that they found. What, you think they just passed by the coconuts while hungry and thirsty? Are you serious?

They took sh.ts too. Did you want to see footage of 13 men taking a sh.t and their poop, otherwise it didn't happen?

Obviously, they're thirsty because the coconuts aren't all on the ground and they only found a few. There's 13 people that are thirsty, not ONE. It's not that easy nor that safe to climb coconut trees.

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[–] layton59 9 years ago

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WTF? It's a good thing you're not on the island with them. You want to catch steam to supply water for FACKING THIRTEEN MEN??????????? So for every hour of wood burning, they'll get about 1 ounce of water. I wonder how much water they'd expend getting the damn wood to keep such a strong fire going to keep water boiling to produce constant steam?

You really didn't have to tell us that you're a woman.

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Are you this dumb? They did drink the coconuts that they found. What, you think they just passed by the coconuts while hungry and thirsty? Are you serious?

They took sh.ts too. Did you want to see footage of 13 men taking a sh.t and their poop, otherwise it didn't happen?

Obviously, they're thirsty because the coconuts aren't all on the ground and they only found a few. There's 13 people that are thirsty, not ONE. It's not that easy nor that safe to climb coconut trees.

Poster firechicken, your VALID points are ENTIRELY muted by the lack of civility in your posts.

You come across in much the way the ill radio producer Taylor Cole did on THE ISLAND. I guess you want to break the NOSE of everybody with whom you disagree. Just like Taylor threatened.

You are suppose to be posting on the INTERNET not the INTERHATE.

Internet muscles are every bit as lame as beer muscles.

It would be very easy for these IMDB readers to put you on "ignore" and then we would lose all your insights. Sad but possible.

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[–] fiqky-fadzan 9 years ago

Poster firechicken, your VALID points are ENTIRELY muted by the lack of civility in your posts.

You come across in much the way the ill radio producer Taylor Cole did on THE ISLAND. I guess you want to break the NOSE of everybody with whom you disagree. Just like Taylor threatened.

You are suppose to be posting on the INTERNET not the INTERHATE.

Internet muscles are every bit as lame as beer muscles.

It would be very easy for these IMDB readers to put you on "ignore" and then we would lose all your insights. Sad but possible.

Dude, You're my new hero. 👍

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[–] firechicken 9 years ago

monkey see, monkey do?

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[–] firechicken 9 years ago

all of that just to cry to me chimpy?

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[–] anthonyk747 9 years ago

Really good points made wjb7221975! I was thinking the same things!

Actually, they had enough debris lying around the island that surely there's a metal or clear/black plastic container that can be used to act as a distillery, while sat out in the sun, on a high rock nearby their camp (less travel = less energy/water wasted). Then, they could set it up so that a clear plastic wrapping or someone's hat can absorb the water, then you can ring out the hat or have it so that the plastic can drip down into another canister next to it.

What's left afterwards is the salt in the bottom, which should be kept for whenever someone isn't consuming enough salt - any seafood automatically has enough salt for us, but some meats and/or the coconuts/starchy potato things might not have enough salt. So, since it was proven in 1914 that humans will die after 10 days without salt, then we really should keep that in mind.

Best part of the distillery idea is that not only can they use the salt water, but they can also filter their own pee out of it!

So, if you're ever in a water crunch, remember, to start with what you've got - you're own pee! Just don't drink it straight unless you're coming up in that 2 1/2 day mark.

Also, little comment, but knowing about survival has nothing to do with being a woman! We're not in the 1940s, as women are just as capable of survival as men are.

I think they just didn't add women to The Island (USA and UK versions) due to fear of drama on television - again, not just women related, but rather if women are involved, then it could, potentially, take a turn for the worst which may involve a display of dominance, tribal women hoarding, disputes over women/men, etc.

Edit: I saw a Glass Beer/Wine Bottle that could be used for the distillery in Episode 5, I believe.

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