Why can't we create water?

Well, in simple words that I can understand, I mean you have to be dumb to my point, Sunshine, that's it;
‘Water is made up of two hydrogen atoms attached to an oxygen atom. It sounds like pretty basic chemistry, so why not beat them together and solve the world's water problems? In theory, this is possible, but it can also be a very dangerous process.

To make water, there must be oxygen and hydrogen atoms. Mixing them together does not help; You still have only separate hydrogen and oxygen atoms. The orbits of the electrons of each atom must be connected, and in order to do that, we must suddenly gain energy to obtain these shameful things.

Since hydrogen is highly combustible and supports oxygen combustion, it does not take long to generate this energy. All we need is a spark - not even a flame - and a boom! We have water. The orbits of the electrons of the hydrogen and oxygen atoms are connected.

But we have an explosion and - if our test is adequate, it is dangerous.

Bad blimp, Hindenburg, was filled with hydrogen to keep it afloat. Closer to New Jersey on May 6, 1937, after a Trans-Atlantic voyage to land, static electricity (or, according to some, an act of sabotage) ignited a hydrogen spark. When mixed with oxygen in the air, the hydrogen exploded, engulfing the Hindenburg fireball and completely destroying the ship in half a minute.

However, a large amount of water was generated by this eruption.

I think this example would be enough to stop anyone from getting oxygen and hydrogen and do a bad deed in producing water. But fear not, fellow Homo sapiens, there are some amazing staff who have come up with some interesting and possible ideas on how to create water - more on that next week.

For now, and in the future, if you need non-boosting drinking water, check out our Nifty Level Water Coolers; Water boilers; Water fountains ... (the list goes on and on). You are welcome to send us an email and we will be happy to take you through the best water cooler for your needs.

Conversely, unfortunately, our water coolers are not cut for scientific water experiments. If you are wondering.

How to safely create water?

If we are to create enough water to reduce global water shortages, we must first produce more purified hydrogen and oxygen. Otherwise, the resulting water will be polluted and will not be drinkable.

Although we currently have these technologies, they are very inefficient and expensive. We cannot produce large quantities of elements in the required purity.Even so, owning one is still beyond the reach of the average person. We still do not know how to safely cause and control the big explosions we need or how to prepare water without exploding.

So, while scientists are still working on that problem, it is not currently possible to safely create water.

Harvesting instead of producing water

While there are a lot of obstacles preventing us from making water, there are still some innovations being made to help ease global fresh water shortages.

1. Purifying water

 A large percentage of our fresh water remains undrinkable, due to either natural or man-made pollution and contamination. In theory, this water could be purified with filters to remove impurities, and decontaminants to kill organic microbes, and be made fit to drink.

Currently, we have the technologies and capability to purify water one bottle or household or person at a time, but we don’t have good systems for purifying water at a large scale for whole cities or communities. But these technologies are being developed and improved in water-scarce regions all over the world, and we may soon have good, cost-effective, large-scale water purification capabilities to undo the damage done by pollution.

2. Desalinating water

About 97% of the water on earth is salt water, unsuited for drinking. In parts of the world where there is severe, ongoing shortage of fresh water, removing salt and minerals from sea water is a potential large-scale solution to water scarcity.

Today, 100% of the water in Kuwait is mechanically desalinated water, and more than 300 million people around the world are drinking desalinated ocean water.

Desalination is controversial because it is expensive and requires a large amount of energy, potentially putting it out of reach of the poorest people, who are generally those who need it most.

Desalination also produces waste in the form of highly-salted mineral brine. Returning large quantities brine to the sea has the potential to have far-reaching environmental consequences.

3. Harvesting water from the air 

Several new models of devices have been invented that use turbines to cool water vapor in the air as clouds. When the vapor is cooled, it is condensed, and collects on the turbine as water.

These devices effectively harvest water from the atmosphere, producing clean rain water on demand. However, we do not yet have large-scale models of these devices.

These devices may also have unforeseen environmental consequences, because atmospheric water vapor is part of the global water cycle. Draining a cloud may eventually be seen as something akin to damming a river, diverting the water from its original destination.

Conclusion

All over the world, people are working on solutions for water scarcity, trying to provide for the needs of the global population now and into the future.

We may some day invent the technologies that allow us to simply and safely make water out of hydrogen and oxygen, and scientists are no doubt working on the problem right now.

In the meantime, conservation and preservation remain the best way for us to care for this resource for generations to come.