Going out costs a lot (of water)

October 27, 2015
It took thousands of gallons of water to go from cow to hamburger! (Photo Credit: Freeimages.com/JCB Spares)

It took thousands of gallons of water to go from cow to your hamburger! (Photo Credit: Freeimages.com/JCB Spares)

A lot of water is necessary to manufacture “things,” such as the shirt you are wearing.

That shirt? About 700 gallons. How much water does it take to make a hamburger? Try 4,000 to 18,000 gallons for one thick, juicy hamburger.

How much water would you carry to eat one hamburger?

(p. 47, Water Runs Through This Book)


Nancy Bo Flood

As a fish-brain surgeon or a rodeo poem wrangler, I have loved stories. I strongly believe that words – in poetry or prose – help heal our hearts and give us new eyes to see the world. I was first a research psychologist studying brain development at the University of Minnesota and London University before following my passion – writing for children. Learn more...