Some interesting and fun Water Facts and Figures:
- Did you know that water is the only substance found on earth in three forms? A solid, liquid and a gas.
- A person can live more than a month without food, but only about a week depending on conditions, without water.
- 66% of the human body is water; 75% of the human brain is water.
- 75% of a chicken, 80% of a pineapple and 95% of a tomato is water.
- A person must consume 2.5 quarts of water per day from either drinking or eating to maintain health.
- Water regulates the earth's temperature. It also regulates the temperature of the human body, carries nutrients and oxygen to cells, cushions joints, protects organs and tissues and removes wastes.
- It is possible for people today to drink water that was part of the dinosaur era.
- Industries as well as people need water:
- It takes an average of 39,090 gallons of water to manufacture a new car and its four tires.
- 62,600 gallons of water are needed to produce one ton of steel;
- 1,500 gallons are used to process one barrel of beer; and
- 9.3 gallons are necessary to process one can of fruit or vegetables.
- On average, 50-70% of household water is used outdoors (watering lawns, landscaping and washing cars).
- The average American uses over 100 gallons of water per day; the average residence uses over 100,000 gallons during a year.
- Americans drink more than 1 billion glasses of tap water per day.