Mythbusters!

Oh my goodness, check out this little snippet on the Mythbusters show!

If you were stranded on a desert island, and you could take only one item, what would it be?

The Mythbusters show took --- DUCT TAPE!

Yes, it is amazing, check this out: http://www.favitube.com/mythbusters-s10e01/

(Sorry, due to copyright restrictions, this picture is only an illustration. Please click on the link to view the video.)

So the next time your family laughs at you for making sure you have a Costco-size supply of duct tape, replay this video and remember, you can use duct tape for everything -- except ducts!

How to Filter Ditch Water

Living here in California, we need to be aware of emergency and survival tactics. We just never know when wind, flood, earthquake will hit. One of the most important elements of survival is water. So I wrote this little eHow on "How to Filter Ditch Water the Easy Way."

In an emergency situation, there are four elements to consider for survival: shelter, sanitation, food and perhaps most important, water. Without water, a person can die in just a few days. However, during an emergency, clean water may not be available. Even when resources are limited, there are simple ways to filter dirt, bugs and bacteria from the available water supply. Methods like these are already being used in third-world countries to provide safe drinking water.

Read more:
How to Filter Ditch Water the Easy Way eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_8087449_filter-ditch-water-easy-way.html#ixzz1HpHSCZGH