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[narrator] But the problem isn't just that there's more people on Earth using water

But the problem isn't just thatthere's more people on Earth using water, it's how we're...

Explained • S01E19 • 2018

[narrator] But the problem isn't just that
there's more people on Earth using water, it's how we're using water. Humans need to drink
almost a gallon of water per day. Brushing your teeth, washing your hands
typically uses about a gallon. [flushes] There goes three gallons. But the drinking, washing
and toilet flushing of every person on Earth only accounts for
8% of our freshwater use each year. Most of the water goes to agriculture
and industry, and into the food and products we use. Let's take a bottle of Coca-Cola

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[narrator] But the problem isn't just that there's more people on Earth using water,

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it's how we're using water.

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Humans need to drink almost a gallon of water per day.

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Brushing your teeth, washing your hands typically uses about a gallon.

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[flushes]

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There goes three gallons.

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But the drinking, washing and toilet flushing

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of every person on Earth only accounts for 8% of our freshwater use each year.

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Most of the water goes to agriculture and industry,

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and into the food and products we use.

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Let's take a bottle of Coca-Cola.

Duration

34 seconds

Views

46

Timestamp in Movie

00:05:59

Uploaded

Jun 27, 2025

Season

1

Episode

19

Genres

Production

Amicus Productions

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Movie Summary

A documentary series that looks to explore the big questions of today.