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		wtn on April 24, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Asteroid Mining Venture Backed by Google Execs, Ja... I wouldn't drink water from a heavy-metal rich asteroid.

freehunter on April 24, 2012 [–]

Right now, here on Earth, heavy metals are being extracted from water to make it drinkable. If you've ever drank water that wasn't straight from a well, you've had water that has had heavy metals filtered from it.

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