Trigger Mike 1,275 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 I just read a news article where a kid from Indonesia was adrift for 49 days and filtered sea water through his shirt to lower the salt . It did not say if he suffered kidney damage from it. Would it work? Would a shirt be enough? Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 33,544 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Nope. Either someone got it wrong or that kid is Superman. Link to post Share on other sites
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth 7,348 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Trigger Mike: You read the article right. Indonesian teenager survives 49 days adrift at sea in fishing hut "The teenager only had a few days worth of supplies and survived by catching fish, burning wood from his hut to cook them, and sipping seawater through his clothes to minimize his salt intake." http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/indonesian-teenager-survives-49-days-adrift-at-sea-in-fishing-hut/ar-AAAyJ0X?ocid=ientp Link to post Share on other sites
Joke 'um 1,289 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Sorry, the salt in seawater is dissolved and can't be "filtered" short of membrane (R.O.) type technology. Clothing would remove only suspended particles too large to get through the weave. If this were true, navys would have switched to this long ago and avoided those expensive distilling units. Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Harley, #14153 3,641 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Kid has an iron gut. Link to post Share on other sites
Utah Bob #35998 17,965 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 According to the news tonight, the boy wrung rainwater out of his clothes to drink. Not saltwater. Makes since. Link to post Share on other sites
Chief Rick 892 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 23 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: According to the news tonight, the boy wrung rainwater out of his clothes to drink. Not saltwater. Makes since. Could also get good moisture content from fresh caught fish. Link to post Share on other sites
Utah Bob #35998 17,965 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 2 hours ago, Chief Rick said: Could also get good moisture content from fresh caught fish. They said he used wood from the shack to make a fire to cook the fish. I guess he’s not fond of sushi. But cooking it would both lessen the nutritional value and dry it out (not to mention building a fire on a wood boat/raft/shack seems, at best, a little risky) Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 7,905 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 If the story keeps changing ... Link to post Share on other sites
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