Tales from the Missionary Hut: Just suck

Globally concerned inventors do come up with some interesting ideas and in this month's Tales from the Missionary Hut, we learn how to sort out shortages of clean drinking water across the globe with a simple drinking straw. Does it suck? Can they be serious? The invention is real enough.

Recommended links:

• Article by Nathalie Rothschild: This invention really does suck
• A website dedicated to the Lifestraw
• BBC Article: New straw to kill disease as you drink
• Article: Interview with the developer of the Lifestraw
• Article: Students sending Life Straws to African village