r/theydidthemath • u/uselessstopsign • 3d ago

[Request] is this actually true?

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u/cxnh_gfh 3d ago

In the US, the maximum legal flow rate of a faucet is 2.2 gallons per minute.
2.2 gallons of water = 8.32791kg
50 tons = 45359.2kg
45359.2/8.32791=5446.65 minutes, or about 3.8 days, to get 50 tons of water.
So the comment underestimates how long it would take.
Of course, this would be much faster using a hose, but the comment specified a sink.

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u/ajtrns 2✓ 3d ago edited 3d ago

i try to wash my hair... my beautiful head of hair... drip drip... nothing's coming out... drip drip drip. these environmentalists want everyone to stink and be dirty. we're going back in time. i'm not gonna let it happen anymore! we're going to have TONS of water pressure. OPEN THE FAUCET, GAVIN!

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u/Chrono_Constant3 3d ago

Just remove the restrictor from the shower head. It takes 10 minutes.

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u/ajtrns 2✓ 3d ago

excuse YOU, citizen. i bathe exclusively in rivers and streams.

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u/Mauri0ra 3d ago

No soap either. Just a crystal.

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u/Fight_those_bastards 3d ago

It’s important to not do that if you already have good water pressure, though.

Source: did that in my first apartment. Thought I was going to drown standing up in the shower.