In reply to your inquiry about surface tension, I offer the following commentary: In layman's terms, surface tension reflects the "wetness " or solubility coeffient of water. Decreasing the surface tension is, essentially, what detergents do to water. In animal biological processes the efficiency of water transport----of all incorporated products---is greatly affected by this "wetness". Generally, the less the surface tension of the water fraction , the greater its penetrating/osmotic exchange potential. e.g. The solution can move itself, plus the dissolved material entrained, into and out of cells.....more easily. The net effect of this is that all affected biological processes are enhanced, both in speed and efficiency, whenever the surface tension of the transport fluid is reduced. One of my older engineering sons has had an interest in water characteristcs for some years and has performed a number of experimental evaluations. Among them were several related to surface tension. I discussed your post with him and he offered the following: About 10 years ago my son contacted a gentleman named Dr. Patrick Flanagan (inventor of the neurophone and several other interesting devices). Dr. Flanagan's wife, Gail, a quite creditable research scientist in her own right, performed extensive evaluations of water samples from around the world-----among them samples of the glacial melt waters of Hunza. Her most striking discovery was one relating to the samples from Hunzaland. In addition to many suspended minerals, this water possessed unusual solubility characteristics. Far greater than would normally be expected of water with such high hardness coefficients. Mrs. Flanagan determined the unusual character stemmed from an unusual crystalline cluster structure possessing a net negative charge. The source of this charge she subsequently discovered, and in turn determined a method of synthesizing it. The result lof her research was a substance called '" Electro-Catalytic Colloidal Mineral Concentrate". The claim was that this substance, added to distilled water in small quantities, would lower the surface tension enormously. My son obtained some of this substance and tested it. This substance did, indeed, greatly lower the surface tension of ALL the water to which it was added.....but most dramatically----distilled water. In fact, it lowered the surface tension far below that caused by ordinary detergents. The substance is non-toxic and is used to condition water for human consumption. I do not, personally, know Dr. Flanagan or how he can be contacted. At the time my son was conferring with him he was in Flagstaff, Arizona. I hope these comments are of use to you. Brooks Bradley.
bgu...@julian.uwo.ca wrote: > Recently, I picked up a magazine called "Lifestyle and wellness". In the > Summer 98 issue distributed mainly in the Toronto area and Canada > (416-492-6598). There is an interesting article on Water and health. In the > article some researchers claim that IR absorption of water changes when > exposed to magnetic energy and also when held by healers and others > depending on their state of mind etc. They also refer to work of Water > Sciences Research in Dallas Texas (972-682-9162). Has anyone heard of their > work? > > This would be a good way to corroborate Davis and Rawls work which showed > that surface tension of water increased with north pole and decreased with > south pole treated water. > > I am planning to build a simple IR LED and photo cell set up to do my own > experiments. But am still confused as to what all this means. Is low > surface tension water more healthy? Or the high surface tension north pole > water better? In my experience the this tastes much better than the south > pole water. Specifically what type of water would enhance antioxidant > qualities? I am getting to the point that ozonized water may be the only > definitive way to go - but it tastes like Hydrogen peroxide! > > I have been interested in water for a long time but keep getting mixed > messages in regard to health benefits of various treatments of water? Then > there is the potential and question for energy generation from different > types of water electrolysis?? Dose anyone know of a good book in this > subject. Christopher Bird was writing one - but his untimely and most > unfortunate death disrupted that project. I believe his wife was to > complete it and publish it - but have not heard nothing. > > Chris Gupta > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject: line. > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net> -- MZ¡ -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject: line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
