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#1
Up to 80% of illnesses in the developing world are linked to inadequate water and sanitation.
Headless Roach 2 years ago
The remaining 20% are those darn archeologists that dig up mammoths in the arctic or something
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#2
A water bottle production study shows that North American companies take 1.39 liters to make one liter of water.
Calane E. Vanya 2 years ago
I buy good, thick bottles and use them for long time. But I'm fortunate to have good enough sink water. I don't know the best solutions for places with worse source. As for plastic, it should be illegal since we have enough biodegradable materials. give subsidies for companies for modernization and, within a few years, ban the use of plastic and similar materials. It should be possible, but only from the governments.
#4
Drinking too much water can be fatal.
#5
The Atlantic Ocean water is saltier than the Pacific Oceans' water.
#6
A dishwasher uses 4-10 gallons of water per load, while washing by hand can use 20 gallons.
#7
Water can be described as sticky or cohesive, water molecules want to cling to each other which creates large surface tension, for example, this means that water can draw blood from narrow blood vessels in the body, often against gravity.
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
This is why swimming pools are dark red by the end of the day.
#8
There is about the same amount of water on Earth now as there were millions of years ago.
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
“Water can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be converted from one form of water to another.”
#9
The Mpemba effect - Hot water can freeze faster than cold water under some conditions.
#10
Since water is much denser than air, the speed of sound in water is approximately five times faster than the speed in air.
#11
500 sheets of paper requires 1,321 gallons of water.
#12
A leaky faucet that drips at the rate of one drip per second can waste more than 3,000 gallons per year.
#13
Pure water, which does not exist in nature, does not conduct electricity. Water becomes a conductor when it begins to dissolve substances around it.
#14
There is more fresh water in the atmosphere than in all of our rivers combined.
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
Obviously, because there are no fish peeing in the atmosphere.
#15
25 billion gallons of water are required for one year’s worth of global textile production, that's including cotton farming as well.
Headless Roach 2 years ago
Let's add a few words here. Having used all that water, a random major fashion outlet will produce between 10 and 16 collections every year, so that next they can contribute to the tens of millions of tons of unsold clothes, that end up in landfills globally every year, that in turn can take up to 200+ years to decompose.
#16
16% of all water withdrawals are used by municipalities for households and services, and 12% by industries.
#17
To create one pint of beer it takes 20 gallons of water.
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
We save water in other areas so we can use it for important things like this.
#18
In 1944, two scientists deprived themselves of water - one for three days and one for four days. However, they terminated the experiment before their condition deteriorated to the point where it was dangerous.
Headless Roach 2 years ago
The longest someone is known to have gone without water was in the case of Andreas Mihavecz, an 18-year-old Austrian bricklayer who was left locked in a police cell for 18 days in 1979 after the officers on duty forgot about him. His case even made it into the Guinness Book of World Records.
#19
20 percent is the average amount of global industrial water pollution that can be tied to garment manufacturing.
#20
If the entire world’s water were to fit into a 4-liter jug, the fresh water available for us would equal only about one tablespoon.
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