5. playful or good-humoured joking: to say a thing in sport. 6. derisive mockery or the object of such mockery: to make sport of someone. 7. someone or something that is controlled by external influences: the sport of fate. 8. informal (sometimes qualified by: good, bad, etc) a person who reacts cheerfully in the face of adversity, esp a good loser. 9. informal a person noted for being scrupulously fair and abiding by the rules of a game.
Few people like the taste of rusty water, and it can be downright disconcerting when brown or orange water pours out of your taps! But what can you do about it? And more importantly, is it dangerous? Fortunately, rusty pipes and rust in drinking water has not been linked to any health problems. While the orange, rusty water will likely not be as pleasant to drink (and you may want to buy a water pitcher with a filter while deciding what to do next), itâs not harmful to drink or wash in.
1 Copper and PVC water pipes are relatively non-toxic. 2  Copper is a natural material that has been proven to be safe to health. 3  PVC pipes are also safe. 4  Lead on the other hand is extremely toxic. 5  Lead is corrosive and can leak into the drinking water system. PVC is likewise a safe material to carry drinking water. 2  Copper and PVC water pipes do not suffer easily from corrosion, while iron corrodes relatively easily. 3  Copper is relatively easy to work with because it is much softer than iron or lead.