The Powermonkey-eXplorer

Green Gadget ¦

The Powermonkey-eXplorer is a two-part device, which can be used separately or together. This gadget is a water-resistant, tubular unit that holds a rechargeable battery. It can link to a solar slave for power from the sun. Charging via solar panel is cool but takes almost 18 hours.

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How Much Water Should You Drink A Day?

Scientists say there is no evidence drinking large amounts of water is beneficial for the average healthy person. The widespread idea that drinking eight glasses of water a day is good for your health has been dismissed as a myth. A Telegraph report suggested – no one knows how this widely held belief came about … but it has spread throughout the world, and in absence of clinical study against this belief, it has been taken as a “fact”.

Many people in Europe think drinking a lot of water is healthy and they may say so spontaneously. Like a PC or telephone, the water bottle is now part of the office desk. While it is clear that humans cannot survive for longer than several days without water, very little research has assessed how average individuals’ health is affected by drinking extra fluids.

Specialists in kidney conditions in America reviewed research on claims eight 8oz glasses of water help flush toxins from the body, preventing weight gain and improving skin tone. Dr Dan Negoianu and Dr Stanley Goldfarb, of the Renal, Electrolyte and Hypertension Division at the University of Pennsylvania, said no single study indicated average healthy people needed to drink this amount of water – a total of 3.3 pints – each day.

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Related story: Marathon Runners: Beware Of Drinking Too Much Water

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