Hidden Water

You might not know it, but water goes in to making many of the things we use every day. Did you know it takes 713 gallons of water to make one t-shirt and 3,170 gallons of water to make one pound of chocolate? Check out The Hidden Water We Use to learn more about how much water it takes to produce cheese, coal, and other everyday objects and foods.

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Photograph by coconnell, NG Kids My Shot

Comments

Cho Chang
November 26, 2011, 5:48 pm

Really? I never knew that! I’ll be more cautious now.
sandiandaba
December 19, 2011, 4:07 pm

That is A LOT of water!!!
coolcleo4
January 14, 2012, 12:51 am

That’s a lot of water! What if we run out of water?
alex81204
February 3, 2012, 7:31 pm

I never knew that stuff needed water. Of course people do but I am not sure about that.Lol.That is cool. But what if we run out of water?
Bunny
February 3, 2012, 8:15 pm

This makes me not want to eat chocolate and never buy new clothes. : (
Bunny
February 3, 2012, 8:16 pm

This makes me not want to eat chocolate and never buy new clothes. : (
sjt500
February 5, 2012, 7:49 pm

thnks isn’t water reuseable?
sally45
February 28, 2012, 4:44 am

WOW alot of water i could bearly see it on main page!!! makesure to turn off the tap after using it!!!
maddie50216
March 21, 2012, 6:06 pm

WOW that’s ALOT of water!!!
swimgrl7
April 23, 2012, 10:43 am

That is an insane amount of water to waste. imagine all the people in africa wyho could use that in their homes and they don’t have the opprtunity to. for earth day i am going ot use less water year round even though i swim.<3
word1234
April 24, 2012, 7:12 pm

I’m gonna use a lot less water now!
thor11
April 25, 2012, 7:29 pm

Whoa!!! a lot of water when i read it i was mind blowed
cutegurlzRnice
September 10, 2012, 5:28 am

everyone use less water. help make the earth a better place