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Tap water that fell for free and still thinks it's pure.
means Water collected from rain, before or instead of running through a municipal pipe system.
from A straightforward compound of 'rain' and 'water,' both ancient Germanic words — 'rain' traces back to Old English 'regn,' 'water' to Old English 'wæter.' No hidden story here: English speakers have been pairing the two plainly, as 'rainwater,' for centuries, to mark it off from well water, river water, or anything that came through human plumbing.
- actually
- picks up pollutants, pollen, and roof grime on descent
- historically
- flavored soap and shampoo before plumbing existed
- ph level
- naturally acidic, around 5.6, even without pollution
- harvesting
- one inch of rain on 1000 sq ft yields 600 gallons