Question

You are marooned on a sandy island surrounded by ocean water. A stagnant, murky, looking pond contains the only available water on the island. In your survival kit, you have the following items:

-One nylon jacket
-One plastic cup
-Two plastic bags
-One length of rubber tubing
-One knife
-One 1-L bottle of liquid bleach
-One 5-L glass bottle
-One bag of salted peanuts

Describe a plan to produce drinkable water using only the items available and the sun. Use pictures as necessary.

Answer 1

Step 1: Use the kn*fe to cut the rubber tubing into two pieces.

Step 2: Use one plastic bag to filter the pond's murky water. Place the bag over the plastic cup and pour the water into it.

Step 3: Place the filtered water from the plastic bag into the 5-L glass bottle.

Step 4: Add a few drops of the liquid bleach to the water in the glass bottle.

Step 5: Place the nylon jacket over the top of the glass bottle and secure it with the rubber tubing.

Step 6: Place the glass bottle in direct sunlight and let it sit for at least an hour.

Step 7: Remove the nylon jacket and rubber tubing from the glass bottle.

Step 8: Use the second plastic bag to filter the water from the glass bottle.

Step 9: Enjoy the drinkable water!

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