After seeing the R2-D2 Vacuum Cleaner that Agent-Spiff over at Deviant Art recently designed, most Star Wars geeks probably wondered what sorts of scanners, appendages and mechanical abilities the vacuum featured. But we're not Star Wars geeks. We're filter geeks. So the first thing we thought was, "I wonder what kind of air filter is in that astromech droid?" Right now, the … [Read more...] about R2-D2 Vacuum Cleaner Replacement Filter
Archives for September 2010
Breweries Committed to Water Conservation & Preservation
Many craft beer geeks can wax philosophical about different malts, yeast strains and hop varietals, but it's easy to forget about beer's fourth ingredient, water. Beer is around 90 percent water, and many brewers throughout the world attribute much of their beer's flavor to the water with which they brew. Not only is water a necessary ingredient in brewing beer, but hundreds … [Read more...] about Breweries Committed to Water Conservation & Preservation
Naked Bike Ride Promotes Clean Air
Lose weight, look great, and save the planet while you're at it. This is, perhaps, the message communicated by the hundreds of people in over 70 cities worldwide who have participated in the World Naked Bike Ride each year since 2004. (For the record, this is the first I have heard of such an event. And most likely the first that any one of us here at Filters Fast has heard of … [Read more...] about Naked Bike Ride Promotes Clean Air
Vapur Thirst For Design Contest Winners
Vapur recently partnered with jovoto, Dwell Magazine and Opportunity Green to launch the "Thirst For Design" competition, a graphic design contest allowing artists to contribute creative ideas for a new "Artist Series" of anti-bottles. These bag-like bottles will make carrying tap water more fashionable among a wide variety of age groups. Vapur anti-bottles are foldable and … [Read more...] about Vapur Thirst For Design Contest Winners
Report Shows Clean Water Makes You Smart
Researchers from the University of New Mexico at Albequerque have recently discovered an inverse correlation between infectious disease and IQ, suggesting that societies that have greater instances of disease are, on average, less intelligent. At first glance this seems hardly surprising. Many infectious diseases are caused by contaminated water which is found in high … [Read more...] about Report Shows Clean Water Makes You Smart