Week 2 Post 1

Because boiling with the sun and magnifying glasses would require a lot of time and heat (the water must reach one-hundred degrees and boil for at least a minute) boiling is no longer a feasible option for our filtration system.

We are now considering using an AC unit filter.  Because it can filter out the small particles in the air it can certainly filter out particles in water.  Air-born bacteria tend to be smaller than water-born bacteria)

Brainstorming items (the bolded items are definite):

• AC unit filters 
• coffee filters 
• mesh lining on sneakers
• towel (for large particles) 
• cotton 
• sand-consistent substance
• organic charcoal 
• fish tank pebbles
• lint catcher
• sponge

There will be layers in the filter, and between each layer will be a mixture of gravel and cotton because the more, the better.  They will go in the following order:

Gravel
Lint filter
Air filter
Cotton