Sunday
May022010
: water talks
Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 06:47AM
I find this information quite striking given our current water woes here in eastern Massachusetts. Even so, I doubt anyone will die from our water supply. I am pretty sure ours is an issue of antiquated, outdated public infrastructure. A symptom of the malaise effecting all of the U.S., and not in anyway a comparison to the kinds of water people all over the world are forced to drink everyday.
"Unsafe drinking water kills 8 million people per year."
That is the main message from French based NGO Solidarités. It also kills more than cancer, more than AIDS, more than war.
To mark their 30th anniversary, new brand, and World Water Day, they commissioned this work to be displayed on the Place du Palais Royal Paris from the 17th to the 22nd of March of 2010. They used a very unique way to display their message by using only water and light. Type and simple imagery seemed to be computer controlled and timed to look like digital animation. The effect is quite beautiful, unique, and powerful. See what I mean below.
"Unsafe drinking water kills 8 million people per year."
That is the main message from French based NGO Solidarités. It also kills more than cancer, more than AIDS, more than war.
To mark their 30th anniversary, new brand, and World Water Day, they commissioned this work to be displayed on the Place du Palais Royal Paris from the 17th to the 22nd of March of 2010. They used a very unique way to display their message by using only water and light. Type and simple imagery seemed to be computer controlled and timed to look like digital animation. The effect is quite beautiful, unique, and powerful. See what I mean below.
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According to the MWRA, the water problem is not due to an antiquated system. The pipe that broke was only 7 years old, and why it broke is still unknown. 7 years is pretty young for infrastructure - so this problem is likely a case of faulty construction, not age.