▲ 121 ▼ what are these floating on the surface (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by acquiescent@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 53 comments fedilink hide all child comments These were from water we just boiled
[–] acquiescent@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm from Singapore, and fortunately the tap water is clean enough that I basically drink straight from the tap. Damn that's an experiment I'll be trying for my stay here! Pretty cool to learn about these stuff permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hard water is still safe to drink. The issue is it leaves residue in pipes, on faucets, and the biggest issue is inside hot water heaters because it hurts efficiency. If you're renting you've got zero to worry about. If you want to get rid of accumulation on dishes/faucets just wipe it down with vinegar and that breaks it down permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] acquiescent@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago Very good to know! Just trying to avoid potential stomach upsets while overseas. I'll be gone in a week or so, so not concerned about the other stuff :P permalink fedilink source parent
[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hard water is still safe to drink. The issue is it leaves residue in pipes, on faucets, and the biggest issue is inside hot water heaters because it hurts efficiency. If you're renting you've got zero to worry about. If you want to get rid of accumulation on dishes/faucets just wipe it down with vinegar and that breaks it down permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] acquiescent@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago Very good to know! Just trying to avoid potential stomach upsets while overseas. I'll be gone in a week or so, so not concerned about the other stuff :P permalink fedilink source parent
[–] acquiescent@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago Very good to know! Just trying to avoid potential stomach upsets while overseas. I'll be gone in a week or so, so not concerned about the other stuff :P permalink fedilink source parent
