ruiners
Or at least in Austin. Bracelet mogul and velocipede artist
Lance Armstrong lives in Texas's capital city—which is experiencing something of a drought right now (Mother Earth is trying to take out the cartridge and blow on it, but nothing seems to be working.) Anyway! Recently Austin city officials did a study and found that Lance Armstrong had higher one-month (June) water use than
anyone else in the entire city. A professional and capable competitor, Lance simply must be the best at everything. Though he sounds upset:
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marketing
It's bottled water—for kids! Fortified with vitamins, minerals, and especially good old H2O. Finally, no more arguing with your kids to hush up and drink their Evian. Yves Behar has designed this "Y Water," featuring bottles that are also toys. And
Kanye West loves it! I think I heard of this "bottled water that kids love" idea back when it was called "Capri Sun." Anyhow, I'm sure this product is both necessary, and a great value. Not to mention the obvious benefits for the plastics industry. Two fun-loving pics of children enjoying this capitalist monstrosity, after the jump.
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new york city
We're going to cross our fingers and hope that you read the paper before you brushed your teeth this morning: Turns out that our fabled
New York City tap water is suffering from turbidity, or, as
The Times describes it, "clouded by particles of clay, washed into upstate reservoirs by violent storms in quantities that make the water look like chocolate Yoo-hoo." (We would have gone with "doody juice," but, you know, we're not
The Times.)
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Gawker
New York water contains trace amounts of the sedative Diazepam, the mood stabilizer Carbamazepine and estrogen. Also? "Drugs for aches, infections... high blood pressure and caffeine." Some male fish are becoming "feminized," probably from the estrogen. No one is sure if the situation is safe for humans. You may now resume your daily business. [AP, AP]
