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00:05 Good evening, Kapuso!
00:06 I'm your brother Kim, who will give you the trivia behind the trending news.
00:10 A well was blocked in Ilocos Sur.
00:13 Residents no longer need to sweat to fill their buckets and containers.
00:18 The water comes out of the well.
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00:25 Residents of Single Ilocos Sur are watching the questions.
00:28 When did the water supply become poor?
00:31 This well doesn't allow the water to come out, even though it's not being used.
00:35 The well can be found inside the St. Padre Pio of Pietralcina, Paris.
00:40 It's Sunday, and there's a commotion because the water doesn't come out.
00:45 The water is pumped, but it's not pumped.
00:48 The news about the well is that it's like water that's being drained from their town.
00:52 So, day or night, devotees collect the well.
00:55 It's believed that the water that comes out of it is not poisonous.
00:58 It can be drunk or spilled, and we give it to people.
01:02 If they want to go there and collect water, they can give it for free.
01:06 But what's the explanation for the water coming out of the well in Parokya?
01:09 And above all, is it safe to drink it?
01:11 Brother Kim, where does the water come from in the wells?
01:16 Brother Kim, what's the answer?
01:18 With the help of wells, we can get water from underground.
01:21 The water that comes out of it can come from different sources.
01:24 Like gravitational water or rainwater that comes down and is collected underground.
01:29 Surface water or water from rivers, lakes, or other water that can enter underground.
01:35 Groundwater or water that's underground can also come from the layers of rocks and soil called aquifer.
01:40 According to experts, the water coming out of the wells in Ilocos can be explained by science.
01:46 They are stored at pressure.
01:47 When we make a well, we make a hole and we reach that aquifer.
01:51 The pressure is higher there in the underground.
01:54 The pressure difference between the upper and lower layers of the well is what holds the water.
02:00 And that's why the water coming out of the wells is not used.
02:03 To balance the pressure change.
02:06 Meanwhile, to make sure that the water coming out of the wells is safe to drink, Parokya also checked it.
02:11 It was checked in the laboratory.
02:13 Geophysicists that are required by Archbishop can guarantee that the water coming out of the wells is safe.
02:19 But do you know how the ancient people were fed?
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02:26 To get water from rivers and lakes, in 3000 BC, Mesopotamians invented the Shaduf.
02:34 An ancient device that has a long arm that has a tied pole at one end and a lifting mechanism on the other.
02:41 The pole can be pulled up to get water.
02:45 Until now, it is still used in India and Egypt as irrigation in farms.
02:50 In the 18th annual awards of UP Los Baños, the award was given by the Association of Agham and Technology.
02:58 Thank you to the UP Community Broadcaster Society for recognizing this.
03:02 You can expect that we will continue to bring you more news and trivia behind the trending news.
03:10 Because what's important is to know.
03:12 I am Kuya Kim and I will answer you 24 hours.
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