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word. i also row, and i'd venture to say that 3/4 of our team has nalgene bottles (so i'd say thats like 30 people out of 40), most of us havemore then one too. in niketalk fashion, i've started to sticker bomb one of mine, but its all rowing or rowing related stickersOriginally Posted by Swoshmn
Been using them forever. I don't believe you could be an athlete and not want to carry one of these around.
Being a rower. We would be on the water rowing for two hours straight, you can't exactly walk to the water fountain during breaks, so you absolutely need something like this to carry a cooler of water with you.
Reusable water bottles merit scrutiny as well. Like many rock climbers, Scott Belcher used to carry a Nalgene water bottle made of polycarbonate, a sturdy, clear plastic. As an associate pharmacology professor at the University of Cincinnati, he knew that polycarbonates contain bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic hormone that mimics estrogen. What he didn't know was if or how much BPA wound up in his water. In experiments, he learned that trace amounts of BPA do seep into room-temperature water. But he was startled to find that when the containers were filled with boiling water--a common practice for climbers in cold climates--the BPA released 55 times as fast. His research, published in January in the journal Toxicology Letters, spurred alarm among not just water drinkers but also parents: 95% of baby bottles, which are routinely filled with hot water to make formula, are made of polycarbonates.
Scientists debate the effects of BPA, thought by some to damage reproductive systems when ingested in excessive amounts. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates bottled water, has declared PET and polycarbonate bottles safe. Nalge Nunc, the Rochester, N.Y., company behind the Nalgene brand, attests to the safety of all its bottles--while also making clear that it offers products made of other materials (see below). The safest bet? Water from the tap--in a glass.
Originally Posted by ****oo2323
In last month's Time magazine there was an article about bottles and which ones were safe to reuse.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1722266,00.html
There it is online but in the actual magazine they had a chart listing benefits/disadvantages of each type of bottle.
You might want to change that bottle, Dirty.
Reusable water bottles merit scrutiny as well. Like many rock climbers, Scott Belcher used to carry a Nalgene water bottle made of polycarbonate, a sturdy, clear plastic. As an associate pharmacology professor at the University of Cincinnati, he knew that polycarbonates contain bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic hormone that mimics estrogen. What he didn't know was if or how much BPA wound up in his water. In experiments, he learned that trace amounts of BPA do seep into room-temperature water. But he was startled to find that when the containers were filled with boiling water--a common practice for climbers in cold climates--the BPA released 55 times as fast. His research, published in January in the journal Toxicology Letters, spurred alarm among not just water drinkers but also parents: 95% of baby bottles, which are routinely filled with hot water to make formula, are made of polycarbonates.
Scientists debate the effects of BPA, thought by some to damage reproductive systems when ingested in excessive amounts. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates bottled water, has declared PET and polycarbonate bottles safe. Nalge Nunc, the Rochester, N.Y., company behind the Nalgene brand, attests to the safety of all its bottles--while also making clear that it offers products made of other materials (see below). The safest bet? Water from the tap--in a glass.
Originally Posted by Dirtylicious
Originally Posted by ****oo2323
In last month's Time magazine there was an article about bottles and which ones were safe to reuse.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1722266,00.html
There it is online but in the actual magazine they had a chart listing benefits/disadvantages of each type of bottle.
You might want to change that bottle, Dirty.
Reusable water bottles merit scrutiny as well. Like many rock climbers, Scott Belcher used to carry a Nalgene water bottle made of polycarbonate, a sturdy, clear plastic. As an associate pharmacology professor at the University of Cincinnati, he knew that polycarbonates contain bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic hormone that mimics estrogen. What he didn't know was if or how much BPA wound up in his water. In experiments, he learned that trace amounts of BPA do seep into room-temperature water. But he was startled to find that when the containers were filled with boiling water--a common practice for climbers in cold climates--the BPA released 55 times as fast. His research, published in January in the journal Toxicology Letters, spurred alarm among not just water drinkers but also parents: 95% of baby bottles, which are routinely filled with hot water to make formula, are made of polycarbonates.
Scientists debate the effects of BPA, thought by some to damage reproductive systems when ingested in excessive amounts. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates bottled water, has declared PET and polycarbonate bottles safe. Nalge Nunc, the Rochester, N.Y., company behind the Nalgene brand, attests to the safety of all its bottles--while also making clear that it offers products made of other materials (see below). The safest bet? Water from the tap--in a glass.
Originally Posted by Dirtylicious
that particular one was $8.99
the regular ones with the screw top lid is $6.99
A person with knowledge of the government's chemical review program spoke on the condition he not be named because of a confidentiality agreement. He said the staff work to list the compound, called bisphenol-a, or B.P.A., as a toxic chemical was complete and was recently endorsed by a panel of outside scientists.
A public announcement by Health Canada may come as early as Wednesday but could be delayed until the end of May. Canada would be the first country to make a health finding against B.P.A., which has been shown to disrupt the hormonal systems of animals. The department's decision was first reported in The Globe and Mail, a Toronto newspaper, on Tuesday.
Also on Tuesday, a draft report from the United States Department of Health and Human Services' National Toxicology Program endorsed a scientific panel's finding that there was "some concern" about neural and behavioral changes in humans who consume B.P.A.
No wonder Dirty is so darn sarcastic(yes, ska)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/business/worldbusiness/16plastic.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Originally Posted by Ghenges
Sometimes at the office I will stack two styro-foam cups and fill it with fruit punch or iced-tea or whatever and just take it with me around the office everywhere I go. No one gets the reference..but I'll get a puzzled look from people sometimes...and I just
Originally Posted by Dirtylicious
yeah..I it's not expensive at all...that's why I put "relatively expensive"...I dont' know a lot of people who would drop 9-10 bucks on a water bottle.
Originally Posted by Zen Baller
Originally Posted by Dirtylicious
yeah..I it's not expensive at all...that's why I put "relatively expensive"...I dont' know a lot of people who would drop 9-10 bucks on a water bottle.
Just wanted to point out that you're talking about "relative expense" in a community where people will spend 300 dollars on a sneaker and 400 on a hoodie with a skeleton on it.