Melbourne Water has offered an iOS app for tracking rainfall and dam levels for 18 months. Now Android users can get in on the fun with a similar app. More »
The classic party trick goes:
Tape a plastic bag between two pages of a newspaper Conceal the bag as much as you can Get a cup of water Pour water into newspaper/plastic bagIt’s at this point you pray your shoddily-constructed attempt at magic holds its, well, water. More »
Our post asking where Australia’s worst tap water produced a wide range of candidates. But there was a lot of agreement on the two areas where tap water is really good: Tasmania and the Northern Territory. More »
There are ways you can learn to love drinking water, but as Lifehacker reader AJ points out, the taste of water varies widely from city to city. What are your nominations for Australia’s worst-tasting tap water? More »
iOs: Every time it rains, some smart aleck will comment: “I bet it doesn’t hit the dams.” Keep track of how much water is being stored Australia wide with the Water Storage app, built by those weather-loving types at the Bureau of Meteorology. More »
Drought is an ongoing problem across Australia, and many of us like to know how well-stocked our local water suppliers are. Melbourne Water’s iPhone app offers that information in an iPhone-friendly format, letting you track current dam levels and compare those levels to the same time a year ago. More »
If you’re not sure whether drinking water is best served cold or at room temperature, the New York Times says it’s more relevant to think in terms of volume levels and not temperature scales. More »
Why not come to your next water fight properly equipped? An off-the-shelf squirt gun is too lightweight and you can’t drag a hose everywhere. Build a head mounted water-cannon and show the water-warfare world who’s the boss. More »
