stackyFACTSIf you ever wondered how your tap water doesn't kill you, thank the massive electrical grid required to clean it. Pumping millions of gallons through ultraviolet purifiers, chemical baths, and sediment tanks accounts for an outrageously large percentage of a given city's total electrical consumption.
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