HOW MUCH IS WATER?
How much is water? This question has nothing to do with cost. It is more about water content. As you know, all living things contain water.So, how much do you really know about it?
Here's some information.
- Water is made up of two elements hydrogen and oxygen. It's chemical formula is H2O.
- Water has 3 different states, liquid, solid, gas.
- It covers 70% of the earth surface, of which 97.5% is ocean and 2.5% is fresh water.
- Up to 60% of the human adult body is made up of water. The brain and heart are composed of 73% water. The lungs are about 83% water ,while the skin contains 64% water, muscles and kidneys 79%, and bones 31%, approximately.
- All natural food contain water.
- Water can dissolve more substances than any other liquid including sulfuric acid.
- 75% of a living tree is water.
- A jelly fish is made up of 95% water.
- Water can be used to generate electricity, hydro power.
- Water does not burn.
- Only about 1% of the earth's fresh water is available for human use.
A "small leak" is indeed significant, fix it promptly. Don't leave a tap running longer that is necessary. If you have a safe way to reuse water, please do. 0.007% available planet water, to fuel and feed about 7 billion people, is not a lot.Ever heard of the diamond water paradox?
SO NOW YOU KNOW
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