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Plumbing in Space

While water is in abundance on Earth, getting it into space is a costly task. To get a single gallon of water into outer space costs approximately $49,800. Since each crewmember in space needs about 10,000 pounds of water, it costs $420 million a year to provide water to astronauts. In this infographic, EmergencyPlumber.uk.com explores […]

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First World Problems – There’s Nothing to Drink but Clean, Filtered Water

783 million people in the world do not have access to clean water; that roughly 1 out of every 10 people.  If you’re living in a first world country, it can be easy to forget that water is a precious commodity.  Many of us don’t often thing about conservation when doing things like running the faucet

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