Tuesday, 27 May 2008

Experiment: How to drink your own urine


Let’s face it. The chance that you might someday get stranded on a desert island is slim to none. Being a scientist you do need to allow the margin of possibility though... What happens when you do find yourself stranded on a desert island with no water to drink?

Drink your own urine, of course! All you need is a saucepan, small glass, salt and cling film. Okay – so maybe you won’t have all these things with you on a desert island – but try this experiment anyway...