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Date:         Mon, 18 Feb 2002 18:13:39 -0700
Reply-To:     Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
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....and over 200,000 gallons to produce your average sized steak-producing bovine. One of the most common feeds for them is alfalfa, which is very water inefficient to produce. Bob Stevens '91 Westy "Dripper"

"to make the products that are part of our everyday life:

* 50,000 gallons are required to produce the rayon for an average living room carpet; * 40,000 gallons to produce steel for one automobile; 518 gallons for one tire; * 1,500 gallons to process a barrel of beer; * 100 gallons to make a pound of cotton; * 55 gallons to make one pound of synthetic rubber; * 24 gallons to make one pound of plastic."

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