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Re:Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson's. They blame a ... by baq on Monday December 15, 2025 @11:51AM (#46276950)
how much is it in burgers and steaks? serious question
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Re:Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson's. They blame a ... by tobyjsullivan on Monday December 15, 2025 @12:30PM (#46277515)
Don’t forget cotton.

234 m3 per tonne, of clean water.

25M tonnes per year.

=> 16M m3 of clean water per day

Edit: convert to comparable units

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Re:Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson's. They blame a ... by CGMthrowaway on Monday December 15, 2025 @12:43PM (#46277737)
Philadelphia? 80K m3 water for 10K lbs beef per day. But that's not potable water, which is a lot of what data centers are using
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