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Water Trivia 1. Water is the only substance found on earth naturally in the three forms; solid, liquid and gas. 2. It takes approximately one gallon of water to process a quarter pound of hamburger. 3. 39,090 gallons is used to manufacture a new car, including tires, per car! 4. 2,072 gallons of water is used to make four new tires. 5. Water acts as a natural insulator to regulate the earth's temperature. 6. A person can live more than a month without food, but can only last approximately one week without water, depending on conditions. 7. In order to maintain health, a person must consume 2½ quarts of water per day from all sources, i.e., water, food, etc. 8. A birch tree gives off 70 gallons of water per day in evaporation. 9. A corn field of one acre gives off 4,000 gallons of water per day in evaporation. 10. The first water pipes in the U.S. were made from charred bored logs. 11. Two to seven gallons of water is used to flush a toilet. 12. The average five-minute shower consumes 25-50 gallons of water. 13. Two gallons of water is used to brush your teeth. 14. An automatic dishwasher uses 9-12 gallons of water to wash dishes, on the average. 15. Twenty gallons of water, on the average, is used to hand wash dishes. 16. The average resident uses 107,000 gallons of water per year. 17. An individual uses 123 gallons of water daily. 18. 80% of the earth's surface is water. 19. Of all the earth's water, 97% is ocean or seas. 20. One percent of the earth's water is suitable for drinking. 21. One gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds. 22. It would take 219 million gallons of water to cover one square mile with one foot of water. 23. Water freezes at 32 degrees F, 0 degrees C. 27. 66% of the human body is water. 28. It takes 1,500 gallons of water to process one barrel of beer. 29. It takes 24 gallons of water to make one pound of plastic. 30.It takes 9.3 gallons of water to process one can of fruit or vegetables. 31. It takes 101 gallons of water to make one pound of wool or cotton. 32. It takes 1,85 1 gallons of water to refine one barrel of crude oil. 33. It takes 62,600 gallons of water to produce one ton of steel. 34. It takes 28,100 gallons of water to process one ton of cane sugar to make processed sugar. This information was provided by the American Water Works Association of Denver, Colorado. |
