Can Frequency Kill Pathogens in Water? A Solution for Creating Potable Water

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This discussion focuses on creating a system similar to Royal Raymond Rife's unit to eliminate bacteria in water using specific frequencies. Participants highlight the use of sonication in laboratory settings to disrupt bacterial cells, noting that Gram-positive bacteria exhibit greater resistance due to their thick cell walls. To evaluate the effectiveness of the frequency treatment, measuring colony-forming units (CFU) is essential, allowing for the calculation of bacterial survival rates over time. Suggestions for low-cost solutions utilizing everyday appliances are also explored.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of sonication techniques for bacterial cell disruption
  • Knowledge of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria characteristics
  • Familiarity with measuring colony-forming units (CFU) in microbiology
  • Basic principles of frequency application in pathogen control
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  • Research the effectiveness of sonication on different bacterial strains
  • Explore methods for constructing low-cost frequency generators
  • Learn about the principles of acoustic cavitation in pathogen elimination
  • Investigate alternative methods for measuring bacterial viability beyond CFU
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This discussion is beneficial for microbiologists, water treatment specialists, and anyone interested in innovative methods for creating potable water through frequency-based pathogen control.

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can anyone help me to figure out how to make a system similar to Rife's unit? i would like to try 'kill' bacteria in water by running a frequency of some sort to potentially kill the bacteria and create potable water
 
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In a lab setting, we use sonication to break cells or biofilms. However, not all cell are equally sensitive to sonication. For example, Gram-positive are more resistant due to their think wall.

For assessing killing, one must measure colony forming units (CFU), which are measure of bacteria that are alive. To assess killing, you can look at a killing curve by measuring your CFU at t=0 and then at specific intervals. You can then measure the % killing or % survival.
 
Are you talking about Royal Rife? He was a nut. Built beautiful instruments, but a nut all the same.
 
yeah I am talking about Royal Raymond Rife, thanks for the replies guys. Do you have any suggestions that involve everyday appliances etc, that could be used to construct a unit along similar principles? unfortunately I am a tad restricted by resources
 
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