What does this video tell about human nature?
Watch this video carefully. Now I'm sure you'll be saying "Oh the poor kids" throughout the video, but do pause and think about what it means for the understanding of human nature. I'd appreciate if you could comment below on the video.
Enjoy
Oh, The Temptation from Steve V on Vimeo.
Did you know you consumed 3000 gallons water/day?
How much water you consume through the day?
MORNING:
2 Poo-Poo Flushes: 12 gallons
10 min in shower: 38 gallons
5 min Faucet use: 25 gallons
TOTAL MORNING USE: 75 gallons
BREAKFAST (to get it to your table):
1 cup coffee: 37 gallons
1 egg : 36 gallons
1 apple : 18 gallons
TOTAL : 91 gallons
LUNCH (to get it to your table):
1 bottle soda: 33 gallons
1 hamburger : 634 gallons
TOTAL : 667 gallons
DINNER (to get it to your table):
1 pound beef: 1500 gallons
1 glass wine: 31 gallons
2 bread slice:22 gallons
Dish washing: 20 gallons
TOTAL : 1573 gallons
MISCELLANEOUS:
Energy, faucets, flushes: 500 gallons
TOTAL WATER CONSUMED DURING DAY: 2906 (~3000 gallons)
AMOUNT THAT CAN BE SAVED USING BETTER ALTERNATIVES: At-least 2270 gallons
Please see the image below for details and sources
Source: http://www.good.is/post/transparency-how-much-water-do-you-use/
Some more Resources to aid your research:
1) Virtual Water
2) Water Footprint
3) Deja Poo: Converting Waste water to Non-potable water
All these links thanks to FlowingData
Obama's upcoming school speech stirs up more lunacy
Obama was supposed to give a harmless talk on how school children should own up their responsibilities and start acting more maturely. According to a White House spokesman (according to CNN):
"The goal of the speech and the lesson plans is to challenge students to work hard, stay in school and dramatically reduce the dropout rate. This isn't a policy speech. It's a speech designed to encourage kids to stay in school."
In other words, this is something Obama is deeply committed for and has spoken about that several times even during his election campaign. But the lunatic right wing has begun to oppose the speech even before it is read out. Why? Because they feel Obama will try to push his "socialist" agenda through children and try to indoctrinate them with this "communist" ideology. Several fringey parents are supposedly calling up their childrens' schools and asking them not to show the online address to the kids. And need I talk about Glenn Beck and Hannity jumping into this?
Anyways, this entire episode reminded me of George Bush's approach to educating the youth of America. Doesn't anyone still remember how remarkably hilarious it was? Well, here's a sampler...