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Thursday, November 17, 2011
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Hidden Water

Posted By NG Kids
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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.

Are you a Water Wiz? Play the game to test your smarts.

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12 Comments

Cho Chang said:

Really? I never knew that! I'll be more cautious now.

November 26, 2011 5:48 PM
sandiandaba said:

That is A LOT of water!!!

December 19, 2011 4:07 PM
coolcleo4 said:

That's a lot of water! What if we run out of water?

January 14, 2012 12:51 AM
alex81204 said:

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?

February 3, 2012 7:31 PM
Bunny said:

This makes me not want to eat chocolate and never buy new clothes. : (

February 3, 2012 8:15 PM
Bunny said:

This makes me not want to eat chocolate and never buy new clothes. : (

February 3, 2012 8:16 PM
sjt500 said:

thnks isn't water reuseable?

February 5, 2012 7:49 PM
sally45 said:

WOW alot of water i could bearly see it on main page!!! makesure to turn off the tap after using it!!!

February 28, 2012 4:44 AM
maddie50216 said:

WOW that's ALOT of water!!!

March 21, 2012 6:06 PM
swimgrl7 said:

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

April 23, 2012 10:43 AM
word1234 said:

I'm gonna use a lot less water now!

April 24, 2012 7:12 PM
thor11 said:

Whoa!!! a lot of water when i read it i was mind blowed

April 25, 2012 7:29 PM

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