Of course I was talking about water requirement for regular daily showers. It would be stupid to speak about rough dirt.
Re:My Story as a Homeless Developer
by newnewpdro on Saturday September 08, 2018 @04:12AM
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The context of the parent you were replying to was homeless people, and your reply appears to suggest that they could bathe with a couple glasses of water. It's absurd.
Re:My Story as a Homeless Developer
by agumonkey on Saturday September 08, 2018 @05:14AM
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It's not absurd, it was to measure to minimum amount of daily water one needs to maintain hygiene. Some homeless people rely on public bath house which are disgusting and not always available, I know now that I only need two cup of water (and a shower mitt) to do so.
Re:My Story as a Homeless Developer
by newnewpdro on Saturday September 08, 2018 @05:34AM
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It's irrelevant to the requirements of a homeless person.
You're basically not dirty at all living a typical domestic western life spent mostly at a keyboard and indoors.
This measurement is meaningless without calibrating for how dirty you were to start with. I'm going to go out on a limb and assume you were mostly clean and presentable, wearing freshly cleaned clothes daily, only needing to wash off some sweat and skin oils.
A person living rough on the streets will probably be wearing dirty clothes for days or weeks, and constantly be exposed to the elements. The grime accumulates, and unless you've reproduced these conditions in your experiment, your figures are unrealistic.