Water Fun Facts
- It takes 100,000 gallons of water to manufacture one automobile.
- A cow must drink 4 gallons of water to make 1 gallon of milk.
- It takes 10 -15 gallons of water to wash dishes by hand.
- Ten inches of melted snow equals about one inch of water.
- You can live about one month without food; but only a few days without water.
- 75% of all rain and snow fall directly back into the ocean and other bodies of water without touching land.
- A 5-minute shower uses 25 - 50 gallons of water.
- Brushing your teeth for 2 minutes while running water takes 6 gallons.
- 9 to 12 gallons of water are used in a dishwasher.
- About 3/4 of a human body is water.
- Growing a day's food for 1 adult takes about 1,700 gallons of water.
- A typical household uses about 100 gallons of water per day per person.
- You can drink more than 4,000 glasses of tap water for the same cost as a 6-pack of soda.
- Families turn on water faucets about 70 times a day.
- Washing a load of clothes uses about 50 gallons of water.
- 2/3 of the water you use at home is in the bathroom.