- Water is the only substance found on earth naturally in the three forms: solid, liquid and gas.
- It takes approximately one gallon of water to process a quarter pound of hamburger.
- 39,090 gallons are used to manufacture a new car, including tires.
- 2,072 gallons of water is used to make four new tires.
- Water acts as a natural insulator to regulate the earth's temperature.
- A person can live more than a month without food, but can only live approximately one week without water, depending on conditions.
- In order to maintain health, a person must consume 2½ quarts of water per/day from all sources, i.e., water, food, etc.
- A birch tree gives off 70 gallons of water per day in evaporation.
- A cornfield of one acre gives off 4,000 gallons of water per day in evaporation.
- The first water pipes in the U.S. were made from charred, bored logs.
- Two to seven gallons of water is used to flush a toilet.
- The average five-minute shower consumes 25-50 gallons of water.
- Two gallons of water is used to brush your teeth.
- An automatic dishwasher uses 9-12 gallons of water to wash dishes, on the average.
- Twenty gallons of water, on the average, is used to hand wash dishes.
- The average residence uses 107,000 gallons of water per year.
- An individual uses 123 gallons of water daily.
- 80% of the earth's surface is water.
- Of all the earth's water, 97% is oceans or seas.
- One percent of the earth's water is suitable for drinking.
- One gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds.
- It would take 219 million gallons of water to cover one square mile with one foot of water.
- There are 7.48 gallons of water in one cubic foot.
- When it rains one inch, you get 27,000 gallons of water per acre.
- Water is the most common substance found on earth.
- Water freezes at 32 degrees F, 0 degrees C.
- 66% of the human body is water.
- It takes 1,500 gallons of water to process one barrel of beer.
- It takes 24 gallons of water to make one pound of plastic.
- It takes 9.3 gallons of water to process one can of fruit or vegetables.
- It takes 101 gallons of water to make one pound of wool or cotton.
- It takes 1,851 gallons of water to refine one barrel of crude oil.
- It takes 62,600 gallons of water to produce one ton of steel.
- It takes 28,100 gallons of water to process one ton of cane sugar to make processed sugar.
