If you travel often, you'll probably know that drinking water from unknown sources can be hazardous for your health. No matter how clean it seems, it can be home for many hazardous bacteria. That's why such water needs to be boiled every time before drinking. But what if you can't boil it, maybe because you don't have any kettle or ability to heat it? This modern gadget will help you make it safe for drinking, without boiling at all!This interesting piece of modern technology, named SteriPEN, is made especially for that purpose - to eliminate any bacteria and viruses that can live in water. It makes this work using UV rays, which are proven to be deadly for those microscopic enemies. SteriPEN is very easy to use - turn it on, take off the lid and place one end into a glass of water. After short time, all viruses should be eliminated for sure. Water is safe for drinking and you have no need to carry your kettle around.
If you have some doubts that this is an effective way of disinfecting, let those researches convince you. UV rays were used for disinfection for nearly 90 years. It was used in hospitals, city water systems and bottling plants. SteriPEN has been tested by four universities, and results were amazing - it destroyed 99.9999% of bacteria, 99.99% of viruses and 99.9% of protozoa. This sterilizing pen was tested against different stomach hurting life forms such as E. coli, Salmonella Typhimurium, Poliovirus, Rotavirus, Klebsiella terrigena, Streptococcus faecalis, Bacillus subtilis, common yeast, Coliphage MS2, Giardia and Cryptosporidum, and it won against every one of them.
One of the advantages this gadget brings is that you can take it everywhere you go; it is small and convenient to carry around in your pocket because of its small weight - only 225g. SteriPEN purifies half a liter of water in just 48 seconds, so you won't wait too long to drink that shiny and crystal clear (at first sight) water.
SteriPEN would be a must-have for people who like to travel, and who care about health. It is a no-brainer that it is wiser to avoid drinking from risky rivers, lakes or springs - if it is infected by viruses or bacteria, there may be heavy consequences. Even if you are equipped with such gadgets as this, don't forget that it is always better to drink from the safe and clean sources of water.
