Is This $180 Swirling Water Pitcher Worth the Cost?

Today I'm testing out the Mayu Swirl, a $178 water pitcher that aerates water, which supposedly leads to better taste and texture.

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0:00 Intro & Unboxing
1:50 Additional Observations
3:22 Taste Test
6:54 Test Kit
7:42 Final Thoughts

#waterpitcher #vortex #drinkingwater

[mikeharris]

You should do a double blind water test of different drinking water. From tap water, filtered water to expensive bottle water. (And the swirly water ). Use your kids as the lab rats and see what their reaction is to different water where they do not know the source. That way you have a wide base to choose from and it would cut down on any placebo effect.

[fluffycritter]

You can get a magnetic stirring plate (like for a chemistry lab) for $30 and use your own water pitcher for the same effect.

[meezerluvr]

I wonder how this would work as a wine decanter. You can get wine lovers to pay $180 for that.

[grahamdeere]

The funny thing is, there's an aeration screen on most faucets to begin with.. it's been aerated right into the glass you're drinking from.

[a.f.warrick]

For that price, I think they should’ve included changeable LEDs/RGB lighting in the base charger to enhance the aesthetics, which I feel is really the draw here and not so much an improvement in taste.

[bbg]

You can get magnetic stirrers for under $50 that do this. And you can use your own containers, moving the stir bar to them, which allows you to use it for other things (mixing chemicals, drinks, low volumes of food).

[musicrme]

I just started learning about this. The Mayu Swirl is one of many methods that "structure" water molecules by changing them from H2O to H3O4. The water molecules return to "life" by becoming crystalline again, unlike "dead, " stagnant water that loses its shape in our water pipes. Living water, in nature, is created by the twists and turns it flows through in creeks, streams, rivers, and water falls where it swirls around rocks and hills, also becoming oxygenated. Creating a water "vortex" restructures our dead, flat water by creating that twisting, turning motion. The water's taste and texture does change, but the actual benefit comes through increased energy and hydration within the water crystals" that penetrate our cell walls more easily. If you look up "structured water" or "how to structure water" on You Tube, there is more to learn. It does not remove impurities, like a filter, or reverse osmosis except it could minimize chlorine, since it could escape through the swirl of vapor release.

Great video, by the way! I like your channel. Thanks!

[bradasstv]

Lol already at the beginning I'm thinking couldn't you do the same with the stirrer mug you've reviewed before? Just put plain water in it without hot cocoa or coffee? 🤷‍♂️😜

[kenbrandon]

I’ve often heard that for people who don’t like the taste of some city chlorinated water, you just have to leave a full, open pitcher out and the chlorine evaporates at a faster rate than the water itself. Maybe this speeds up the process. It could also be aerating the water like how the British (and others) claim boiling the water enhances a teas flavor compared to iced or cold brewed teas.

[Donteatacowman]

I'm interested in the taste test between this pitcher and water that was put in a bottle (that was half full or so) and shaken for 10-30 seconds. I imagine that's a more effective way to aerate them. And of course, if you want to avoid placebo, you can rope your kids in for a classic blind test... I'd like to hear a chemist chime in to say if there is any way that the pH or anything else would change, because my first instinct is to say no, but maybe it's possible?

I do feel like marketing departments are just kind of putting together massive prices and random product names, then creating them and marketing them as high-end. Even if you were the biggest water snob in the world, this thing involves so much setup, and it's pretty but not as pretty as, say, a fountain (which hey, probably does a better job of aerating too! Edit - it would also have a filter, which bafflingly, this doesn't). At that point, I'm picturing you being rich enough to just hire a guy to swirl your water glass for you.

[qonra]

You could buy a nice blender or even one of those lab magnetic mixer things and use whatever pitcher you want lol

[Suebe]

As a former laboratory technician, I figured that there wouldn't be much of a change in taste. Swirling the water could change the pH slightly. It wouldn't necessarily change the taste. To get better tasting water, it would have to be filtered. I use a product called AlexaPure pitcher that makes my ordinary tap water taste really good! I got it at MyPatriotSupply for $70 and was the best purchase I made in years!!! Let me be clear I'm not paid to endorse this product. James, I suggest you purchase this product and test it on your channel! Last year, I was plagued with kidney stones over 7 months of the year. I purchased AlexaPure Pitcher, and after a few weeks of drinking the filtered water, I went for an X-ray, and it showed no kidney stones. I have been free of kidney stones for 6 months!!! James, I am sorry to say that the twirling water bottle is a big waste of money!

[Nerfunkal]

I use a laboratory magnetic stirrer to mix my fiber powder since I have paralyzed fingers, I never realized I was also getting my Metamucil as if it came from a flowing river!

[marcberm]

Most municipal tap water in the US has at least some residual chlorine taste/smell right out of the tap. If you let it sit for a little while in an open container, the residual sanitizing agents oxidize and evaporate out resulting in better tasting water. Aerating the water like this just speeds that up a little, but not $180 with IMO.

[mitchv.]

I teach EH&S/water management & treatment. The slight difference in taste you have is either placebo and/or the evaporated chlorine from the mixing and/or the slight addition of carbonic acid from the dissolution of ambiant CO2. You should do blind test with both your children. In any case, not worth 180$ for glorified lab equipment. Cheers.

[thnkx]

Ridiculous waste of money unless you're opening an amusement park for goldfish.

[hanker]

Not you, since you are providing us with this review, but as PT Barnum said, "There's a sucker born every minute."

[chrish]

The change in taste can most likely be attributed to the chlorine degassing in the water faster with the swirling effect.

[FirstLast-ivtc]

Haha, I am one of those suckers who spent $19 bucks for 2 coasters that are supposed to make wine and other drinks taste better. It may be my unrefined pallet, but I can't tell a difference. I would pour wine into this pitcher and give that a go. If it were about $160 less expensive.

[gregoryhouse]

Your results don't surprise me, however I wonder if you thought about using it on distilled water. Distilled water is very"flat" tasting and aeration should help with that (unless the bottler aerated already). Other forms of purification can do that too. Anyhow just wondering if it might have a niche use.

Also: can you use it for wine? Seems like there'd be a bigger market for that, especially at that price point.