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since pure water is nutrient free. Aside from this due to the osmotic process it
can flow into every simple cell until it bursts. Water is the only substance found
on earth that occurs naturally in 3 forms: a solid, a liquid, and a gas.
Water Facts!!!
1) It takes approximately one gallon of water to process a quarter
pound hamburger!
2) It takes 2,072 gallons of water to make 4 car tires!
3) It takes 39,090 gallons of water to manufacture a new car including
tires!
4) A person must consume a total of 2.5 quarts of water from all
sources daily to maintain health!
5) A birch tree gives off 70 gallons of water a day in transpiration!
6) An acre of corn will give off 4,000 gallons a day in transpiration!
7) There are approximately one million miles of water pipe line in the
USA which is enough to circle the earth 40 times
8) 2 to 7 gallons is used to flush a toilet and up to 50 gallons is used in
a shower!
9) 2 gallons of water is used to brush your teeth!
10) 10 gallons of water is used to wash dishes in a dish washer!
11) There are over 60,000 community/city water supply systems
throughout the US which process a total of over 34 billion gallons
of water a day!
12) The average residence use over 107,000 gallons per year what a
single person averages out to around 123 gallons per day!
13) 80% of the Earth's surface is water but only 1% is suitable for
drinking!
14) One US gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds!
15) It would take 219 million gallons to cover one square mile of land
with a foot of water!
16) There are 7.48 gallons of water in a cubic foot!
17) You will get 27,000 gallons of water per acre when it rains one
inch!
18) Water is the most common substance found on earth!
66% of the human body is water!
19) 75% of a chicken is water!
20) It takes 1,500 gallons of water to process a barrel of beer
Now you know! Until next month

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