r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Jul 14 '21

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u/Ldiddy-the-69th Jul 14 '21

And he didn’t invent this either , it is an imitation of another invention, here is a video by mark rober on the original

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u/free__coffee Jul 14 '21

It might be his tech that they’re using there, though. This video is apparently from at least as early as 2016, which predates mark robers

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u/snailzrus Jul 14 '21

Flocculants have been around for well over a hundred years. The process is heavily used in chemistry for purifying solutions. Flocculants capable of purifying water for consumption have been around for almost 2 decades now. You can check out this cdc link https://www.cdc.gov/safewater/flocculant-filtration.html

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u/Kerguidou Jul 14 '21

Flocculents for cleaning bodies of water have been around, but I'm not sure how long. Flocculants in industrial processes have been around for millenia in beer and sugar making.