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Water not recognized as a human right

Grateful Heart said:
Did you know that you can safely drink your own pee to stay hydrated?

I thought pee was poisonous. But Bear Grylls demonstrated this as a desert survival technique on "Man vs. Wild."

YouTube Bear Grylls Drinks His Pee

You can drink your pee. Who knew!?!

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I seriously just almost threw up. There's no reason to drink your own pee (here on earth), EVER. Even in the desert there's water in the vegetation and animals.

As a side note, you might be able to distill your own urine with as little as two containers, some ceran wrap, and a rock. (I saw it on Mr. Wizard)
 
Goobieman said:
Food too, yes?
If you cannot get your own, should taxpayers provide it to you?
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In some circumstances, yes. However, water is quite a bit different in that it's naturally occurring, you don't have to do anything special to it before you can use it, and that it's a major source of global conflict.

For example, lots of countries divert water from rivers that flow out of their borders, and their neighbors downstream are left with very little water. This is a big point of tension between Israel and the Palestinians, for example.

If water is recognized as a human right and nations can work together to see that everyone has sustainable access to clean drinking water, global security will rapidly improve and global poverty will rapidly decline.
 
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