Distilled water cannot be drunk if it has been bottled for more than 3 months. It is becasue a plastic bottle or container will release antimony into water over time. People drinking such contaminated water will suffer from antimony poisoning. According to some rumours, Mozart died as a result of antimony posisoning.
What is antimony? It is a metalloid in Group 5 (same as nitrogen and phosphorus). Its symbol is Sb.

apple daiy - 14/03/06
# posted by Birdie @ 11:44 PM