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Can the Shark Tank Water Bottle Really Keep Drinks Cold for 36 Hours? I Tested One to Find Out

Can the Shark Tank Water Bottle Really Keep Drinks Cold for 36 Hours? I Tested One to Find Out

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The universal push for better hydration has produced a seemingly endless supply of water bottles that promise to keep H2O cold for hours, days, even months. Admittedly, “months” is a stretch, but given recent advances in insulation technology, that milestone may not be far off. Fresh off Stanley’s early-2020s hype, a new water bottle contender, Coldest, piqued my interest with its bold, brazen name alone. The company’s line of bottles and tumblers, which come in a range of sizes, styles and limited-edition designs, was featured on ABC’s “Shark Tank” and promises to keep beverages cold for 36 hours.  The design is reminiscent of Stanley’s mug.Joey Skladany/CNET Coldest also operates out of my hometown of Naples in Florida (which I didn’t realize until I researched it), and I welcome any opportunity to support a local small business. But did it ultimately live up to its hype, the thousands of positive reviews and the praise from national media outlets?  The test For comparison, I grabbed my go-to $30 Owala water bottle and filled it with equal amounts …

Does China Have Enough Water For Its Thirsty AI Data Centers?

Does China Have Enough Water For Its Thirsty AI Data Centers?

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by James Gorrie via The Epoch Times, According to China’s Ministry of Water Resources, China has nearly one-fifth of the world’s population but only about 6 percent of global freshwater resources. That presents planners in Beijing with a challenging problem: How to support 20 percent of humanity, more than 18 percent of global economic output, and an expanding digital economy, with a disproportionately small water resource? Things become even more complicated because China’s most economically developed regions are not necessarily where water is most abundant. Now, Beijing wants to build substantially more artificial intelligence (AI) computing capacity. That raises another fundamental question: Can China expand its AI infrastructure without worsening its existing water crisis? China Is Betting Big on AI Infrastructure Over the next five years, China is preparing to expand its nationwide AI data center infrastructure by roughly 2 trillion yuan, or $295 billion. The plan would create interconnected computing hubs and rely heavily on domestic technology suppliers. Rystad Energy estimates China’s installed data-center capacity reached about 32 gigawatts at the end of …

Pennsylvania woman stabbed young son and husband to death at Great Wolf Lodge water park, police say

Pennsylvania woman stabbed young son and husband to death at Great Wolf Lodge water park, police say

Published by Sam Flores

A woman killed her husband and 3-year-old son at a popular Pennsylvania water park before she asked police for their help to die by suicide because she couldn’t “find the vein in her neck to stab,” authorities said Tuesday. Officers rushed to the Great Wolf Lodge at 3:13 p.m. Monday after a “distressed female” in Room 2030 “advised the dispatcher that she needed help committing suicide,” Poconos Township police said in a statement. The caller, Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, told a dispatcher she wanted to die by suicide but needed help “to find the vein in her neck to stab,” Detective Earl Ackerman wrote in a criminal complaint. Charles Harrison “suffered multiple stab wounds to the chest,” while a 3-year-old child, identified only as “T.H.,” was found dead with a “single stab wound to the chest,” Ackerman wrote. Harrison was taken to the hospital, accompanied by police, and told officers in the ambulance that “everyday, I work so hard” to “be the best person, the best mother, the best wife,” the complaint said. …

JWST discovers the first shifting water clouds on a planet outside of our solar system

JWST discovers the first shifting water clouds on a planet outside of our solar system

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Webb tracked atmospheric changes on WISE 0855, a cold, free-floating world about 7.5 light-years away. The spectra distinguish variable carbon monoxide and phosphine signatures from changes consistent with patchy water clouds. Atmospheric models support the cloud interpretation, while the object’s rotation period and some chemical details remain uncertain. A nearby world has weather that astronomers can now follow in unusual detail. Over eleven hours, the James Webb Space Telescope watched its infrared light change, revealing separate clues about shifting clouds and gases rising from deeper layers. The object, WISE 0855, floats through space without a host star. Roughly Jupiter-sized and about 7.5 light-years away, it is the coldest known brown dwarf. Its atmosphere offers a rare opportunity to investigate planet-like weather beyond the solar system. Brittany Miles of the University of Arizona‘s Steward Observatory led the international team. The study, accepted by The Astronomical Journal and available on arXiv, presents evidence that patchy water clouds change thickness while a separate chemical signal varies underneath. That interpretation comes from comparing spectra with atmospheric models. Webb did …

Striking images show new flash floods hitting central Nepal

Striking images show new flash floods hitting central Nepal

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Striking new images show new flash floods hitting central Nepal. This comes only six weeks after another disaster there left more than 1,400 dead and 5,000 missing. According to an initial assessment by the Nepalese authorities, at least five people are now missing. Elitsa Gadeva and France 2 have the details. Keywords for this article Source link

Luke Evans: ‘There were times when the water was about to take me’

Luke Evans: ‘There were times when the water was about to take me’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Luke Evans has played several characters whose lives couldn’t be further from his own: a Delta Force operative in Apple TV’s Echo 3, chief deity Zeus in Immortals, dragon-slayer Bard the Bowman in The Hobbit films, and Gaston in the 2017 live-action Beauty and the Beast. But in ITV’s The Party, adapted from Elizabeth Day’s 2017 novel of the same name, Evans could see part of himself in Martin Gilmour, a political journalist who finds himself at the centre of the story when he’s caught up in a shooting. Martin is a guest at an opulent birthday bash for his close friend of several decades, Conservative MP Ben Fitzmaurice (Tom Cullen), when a shot rings out. “Where were you at the time of the shooting?” a detective quizzes Martin, whose shirt is covered in blood, as devastating secrets from his and Ben’s shared past threaten to spill into the open. But for all of their shared secrets, Martin and Ben come from very different worlds. Unlike Ben, who is part of the landed gentry, Martin …

UK weather: Drought declared in Yorkshire amid low water levels in reservoirs and rivers | UK News

UK weather: Drought declared in Yorkshire amid low water levels in reservoirs and rivers | UK News

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Drought has been declared in Yorkshire due to a lack of spring and summer rainfall, the Environment Agency has said. There are low water levels in reservoirs and rivers in many parts of the region despite recent rainfall, the agency added. “Prolonged dry weather” status for the area was declared at the end of July which has now been upgraded to “drought”. It joins all of central, southern and eastern England in drought status, while the North East and North West remain in prolonged dry weather. You need javascript enabled to view this content Enable javascript to share Share How Sky’s new weather tool works See how the weather is changing where you are in our new interactive tool The agency’s announcement follows an unusually dry September, with the lack of rainfall into the autumn months causing the flow in rivers and groundwater levels to reach very low levels in parts of Yorkshire. Area environment manager Vicki Townend said the region has had the fifth driest April to September on record. She said: “This ongoing …

England’s water companies failed to report more than 50,000 sewage spills in time, charity claims | Money News

England’s water companies failed to report more than 50,000 sewage spills in time, charity claims | Money News

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Water companies in England failed to report more than 50,000 sewage spills within the time required by law in the first half of the year, an environmental charity has claimed. The accusation by Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) has been disputed, with one of the country’s nine suppliers questioning the group’s methods. In what it calls a “first-of-its-kind analysis”, SAS alleged in its 2026 Water Quality Report that more than 4,000 of the delayed reports affected designated bathing waters, areas which are officially recognised for water use and monitored by the Environment Agency. By law, water companies are only allowed to discharge sewage through storm overflows during heavy rainfall. But according to SAS’s report, sewage was discharged for at least 70,400 hours on dry days in the first six months of the year, based on freedom of information data. The report claimed that 1,687 people told the charity via its Safer Seas and Rivers Service app that they got sick after using the water at rivers, lakes and beaches across the UK between January and August …

Best Reusable Water Bottles of 2026, Tested by WIRED

Best Reusable Water Bottles of 2026, Tested by WIRED

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Best Sustainable Ocean Bottle Original (17 ounces) AccordionItemContainerButton WIRED Available in 10+ colors and three sizes Made of 90 percent recycled stainless steel and BPA-free For each bottle sold, Ocean Bottle funds the collection of 25 pounds of ocean-bound plastic TIRED More expensive than some of its competitors Though the Ocean Bottle is one of the smallest water bottles I own, it’s still the one I find myself grabbing most frequently for hikes and short trips. Made of 90 percent recycled stainless steel, it comes in 10-plus colors, is BPA-free, and is available in 17-oz (the size I have), 26-oz, and 34-oz options. It features a screw-cap lid, and the top also screws off about a quarter of the way down for easy filling or adding ice. You can also remove both segments at once and turn them upside down to transform the bottle into a leakproof cup. It’s also got a handy silicone carry loop. It’s pricey, but at least you won’t need to feel guilty about someday adding to the landfill graveyard of …

The best Yeti deals during Amazon Prime Day include water bottles, tumblers, coolers, bags, and more

The best Yeti deals during Amazon Prime Day include water bottles, tumblers, coolers, bags, and more

Published by Jenni Sidey

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › I abuse my YETI water bottle and I’m always impressed when it survives. I appreciate a product that’s built to last. YETI’s Fall Deals page on Amazon right now aligns with the site’s Prime Big Deal Days, with price cuts running from 8% to 42%. The deepest is on the Rambler 14 oz Mug, which is $22 instead of $38, and the Rambler 42 oz Straw Mug follows at 40% off, $27 instead of $45 in Key Lime and in Lowcountry Peach. You can grab a free 30-day Prime trial if you’re not a member and want to access all the deals. The deals also reach other product ranges, so upgrade your whole gear kit to stuff that will last years. YETI Rambler 42 oz Straw Mug (Key Lime): $27 (was $45) YETI Rambler 42 oz Straw Mug Key Lime $27.00 (was $45.00) Double-wall insulated straw mug, 40% off See It A 40% cut puts the …