purifying water using shredded horseradish-how?

[brice at fdant.nctr.fda.gov]

masinter at ALPHA.ACAST.NOVA.EDU (Michael MASINTER) writes:>> 
>> Easy:  Insert horseradish and water in a covered pot and boil for twenty 
>> minutes.
>> 

>        Oh yeah, what does the resultant water taste like?
>                        Bernard
>(who hopes he never has to put the idea into practice)

Probably like an AMOEBA, crushed, slimy, and pure!   YUCK! #8^O