How to Convert Saltwater into Drinking Water

Despite the fact that saltwater is one of the most accessible water supplies on the earth, it is also a water source that cannot be consumed directly.  All you need is an average drinking glass alogn with a cooking pot with a lid to turn saltwater into drinking water through a process known as distillation.

1. Place the glass into the cooking pot, no saltwater is to be placed in the glass. Fill the pot up with saltwater, to about two thirds of the way or until it reaches the glass height.


2. Cover the pot with its lid with the lid turned upside down with the handle of the lid sitting within the glass.  This is any important step; the handle of the pot must be sitting within the glass for this process to work.


3. Place the pot onto the stove and turn the burner on to start boiling the water.  Make sure that this is done on low heat, so that the water does not over boil.


4. Keep the lid as cool as possible during the process, you can use ice to insure this.


5. Open the lid periodically to let steam come out after the water starts to boil, if the lid happens to have a steam hole this step is not needed. 


6. Let the water boil for about a half hour or until you notice that the saltwater has evaporated from the pot and what’s left is the freshwater now inside the glass.


7. Turn the burner off and let the water cool down before drinking.