{"id":1022,"date":"2012-06-21T17:09:01","date_gmt":"2012-06-21T21:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexprudhomme.com\/?p=1022"},"modified":"2012-06-21T17:09:01","modified_gmt":"2012-06-21T21:09:01","slug":"giant-water-balloon-mosaic-shows-how-much-water-it-takes-to-make-a-burger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexprudhomme.com\/2012\/06\/21\/giant-water-balloon-mosaic-shows-how-much-water-it-takes-to-make-a-burger\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant water balloon mosaic shows how much water it takes to make a burger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From Grist:<\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<h1>Giant water balloon mosaic shows how much water it takes to make a\u00a0burger<\/h1>\n<p>By\u00a0<a title=\"Posts by Jess\u00a0Zimmerman\" href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/author\/jess-zimmerman\/\">Jess\u00a0Zimmerman<\/a><br \/>\n<\/header>\n<section><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"balloon_mosiac_in_progress\" src=\"https:\/\/grist.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/06\/screen-shot-2012-06-21-at-12-27-56-pm.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" \/><br \/>\nThis video from European nonprofit Generation Awake illustrates how much water it takes to produce a burger, by laying down the equivalent amount in water balloons.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7jrhCMBNz1o?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"630\" height=\"385\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThat\u2019s almost 5,000 water balloons, accounting for about 632 gallons \u2014 although the U.S. Geological Survey estimates that it takes more like<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwater.org\/data20082009\/Table19.pdf\">4,000 gallons<\/a>\u00a0to produce a burger.\u00a0Estimates vary depending on details and definition \u2014 like, should you count the water used to irrigate the grass to feed the cows? PROBABLY. But some cows eat different grass, or produce more meat per grass consumed, or live in areas that need less irrigation \u2026 you get the idea. At any rate, though, it\u2019s a lot of water.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"water_mosaic\" src=\"https:\/\/grist.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/06\/screen-shot-2012-06-21-at-12-26-18-pm.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" \/><br \/>\nGeneration Awake\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagineallthewater.eu\/EN\">Imagine All the Water<\/a>\u00a0campaign tells you how much water it costs to produce many of your daily-use items, and offers suggestions for how to reduce your water intake. Suggestion No. 1: Maybe don\u2019t make artworks out of 5,000 water balloons.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Grist: Giant water balloon mosaic shows how much water it takes to make a\u00a0burger By\u00a0Jess\u00a0Zimmerman This video from European nonprofit Generation Awake illustrates how much water it takes to produce a burger, by laying down the equivalent amount in water balloons. 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