How Much Water is in That Pig?
The Guardian runs a kick ass site. They have an entire section of their site dedicated to the environment and it's chock full of info. Within that ":environment umbrella," there is a section dedicated to water usage, and it's chock full of info. Again, it's total HAWTaction [hot ak-shuh
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Water is used in this world like... well... like it grew on trees. We've covered the topic of water usage on this blog:
Yes, that's 140 liters (40 gallons) for every 125ml (4.25 ounces) of coffee. That's an efficiency of 0.089%.
n].Water is used in this world like... well... like it grew on trees. We've covered the topic of water usage on this blog:
- Saving The World. First Stop: Laundromat.
- Desalinization? Meet Kamen. He Might Save the World.
- Largest Pool in the World (Well... not REALLY relevant, but water related)
Yes, that's 140 liters (40 gallons) for every 125ml (4.25 ounces) of coffee. That's an efficiency of 0.089%.
I'm a teatotaler, you say. Well, here you are:
Translated: 8 gallons of water for 8 ounces of tea. Efficiency: 0.83%.
Now, this number can be a bit deceiving because we're not just talking about water from irrigation. This also includes rainwater, which, in the case of tropical settings, can be the majority of the required water. Either way, it's amazing the amount of agua that goes into what we consume.
If you think the liquids are bad, check out the meat:
Yes, that's 4,095 gallons of the H2O for 2.2 pounds of beef. A couple of more, then you head over to the Guardian if you want the full set of shots.
Translated: 8 gallons of water for 8 ounces of tea. Efficiency: 0.83%.Now, this number can be a bit deceiving because we're not just talking about water from irrigation. This also includes rainwater, which, in the case of tropical settings, can be the majority of the required water. Either way, it's amazing the amount of agua that goes into what we consume.
If you think the liquids are bad, check out the meat:
Yes, that's 4,095 gallons of the H2O for 2.2 pounds of beef. A couple of more, then you head over to the Guardian if you want the full set of shots.Again... the Guardian environment page? It's total HAWTaction [hot ak-shuhn]. I think HAWT will have to continue skipping around their site.
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You know what I had for breakfast this morning?
Bacon Egg and Cheese on a roll and a large coffee.
That's what, an Olympic sized pool of water for my breakfast? Maybe for lunch I'll eat some Beef and Pork with Broccoli and some white rice. I'm evil.
You know what I had for breakfast? Water. There was a whole cup of water in my cup of water. That means I'm pure and saintly. (And yet, still chunky...)