Don't Drink the Water

So since ( and we talked about this before Shou) I screwed up royally and I have put almost a quarter's worth of homework on my back because I think I am invincible or some crap like that. And thus I could not fully realize this quest to how you made it and I am just going to have to tell you what my filter is and the steps it toke to theoretically make it.

What you will need is

a  bottle ( really any works but this was designed with a 2-liter bottle in mind)

Fine and coarse sand ( both are needed in different layers)

Activated charcoal

Rocks ( Amount depends on size of rocks and bottle)

Rubberband

Cheesecloth ( any light material would work like a coffee filter or a bandana )


Step 1: Cut the bottom of the bottle off ( enough to wear you could hold water in)

Step 2: Take the cape off, and take cheesecloth and put it over the lid with enough hanging over the sides to tie around it with a rubber band

Step 2.5: Put top bottle part into bottom bottle part ( lid first)

Step 3:  Pour in fine sand into bottle ( nothing goes into the bottom bottle except for finished product)

Step 4: Crush charcoal

Step 5: Pour charcoal into bottle

Step 6: Pour in course sand

Step 7: And at the top pack in rocks

Step 8: Profit ( pour polluted water in and say bottoms up to the clean water)



The fine and coarse layers of the filter would  help get any pollutants out of the water and the cheesecloth would be able to take care of whatever is left. Now this isn't perfect and it won't get your water cleaned out like bottled water but if you want an experiment or are trapped in the wilderness with nothing to drink  then this might be a good option. And also if  you can boil it that way it will get rid of most of the pollutants the fastest.

Here is a rough ( I mean rough!) sketch of the final product