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elmigranto on March 9, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: “Alcohol and caffeine created civilization”

> If you want safe water, all you have to do is boil it.

I think the problem is that you can't store a barrel of water in the cellar for months. But you can do it with wine (and water it down with fresh water).

bigbugbag on March 9, 2017 [–]

Why would want to store a barrel of water when you're a pastoral nomad or when your settlement it close to several fresh water sources ?

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