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The .6 kg/hr/person figure for water is pretty generous - that works out to 3.8 gallons/day/person. As any burner could tell you, you only really need about 1 g
by Tossrock 11y ago
The .6 kg/hr/person figure for water is pretty generous - that works out to 3.8 gallons/day/person. As any burner could tell you, you only really need about 1 gallon of water per day for survival. Spending 2.8 gallons per day on hygiene is quite luxurious when you consider that you have to crack that water out of regolith. Taking a 1-gallon sponge bath once a week and drinking the rest would cut it to < .2 kg/hr/person - before reclamation!
- delecti 11y agoThat includes water used for growing food. I don't think they're being generous at all. You don't grow your own food at Burning Man. :P
- Tossrock 11y agoIncorrect - the 0.6 number is purely for personal survival. They cite the number when including plant maintenance, regolith processing, etc, as 1.2. See the article: > "The amount of water needed for extended human survival is around 0.6 kg/hr/person which includes water for consumption, hygiene, and everyday living in space (Bobe et al., 2007; Horneck et al., 2003, 2006). This estimate is based on space station living and, assuming water consumption is less in a micro-gravity environment, would increase up to 0.7 kg/hr/person to account for living with gravity. The amount required if demands from a growing colony (regolith processing, manufacturing, perchlorate remediation, plant growth, habitat maintenance, etc.) are added to human needs is estimated at 1.2 kg/hr/person."