For example, i’ve read somewhere that we need around 3,7Litres of water to produce a single cigarette and 2700Litres of water to produce a single t-shirt. Why do we need so much water to produce stuff?
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Water has a lot of perks:
1. It is abundant
2. Is needed for agriculture and cattle
3. It is liquid at room temperature
4. It hits a good spot in density being both decently heavy or light based on many industrial uses
5. Has great heat absorbtion capacity
6. Is a great solvant for many chemical uses
7. It is not toxic
8. It is (mostly) incompressible
9. A bunch of other stuff that simply is not crossing my mind at the moment.
This means that water is a **cheap**, **available**, **easily movable**, **practical** substance that can be used for many industrial use cases.
Sad thing is that while water is a renewable resource, **drinkable/clean water** is not (we consume it faster than it is naturally generated).
Sadly we pollute and waste drinkable water, frequently even when other solutions are technically and financially feasible.
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