How Much Water Do You Consume? This Amazing Infographic Will Shock You

Only a fraction goes to what you'd expect

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Telling the average adult to skip meat, or at least eat mutton instead of beef, is a pretty tough sell. But European designer and water-conservation advocate Angela Morelli is definitely up to the challenge with her interactive infographic, "The Water We Eat."

Morelli uses clear explanations and minimalist graphics to explain how the processes behind food production mean we each essentially "eat" 3,496 liters (923 gallons) of water per day. Most jarringly, she contrasts the fact that we use only 137 liters a day for bathing, cleaning, cooking and flushing, while the process of creating one kilogram (2.2

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