So, to answer the question once and for all: 7.57 bottles of water equal one gallon. In real life, round up to eight, and accept you’ll waste half. Surprising fact: the average American uses about 10 gallons of water per day just for drinking, cooking, and flushing. That’s 75 water bottles per day per person. Stacked end-to-end, that’s a tower of plastic taller than a giraffe. And that giraffe is judging you.
Next time you grab a single 16.9-ounce bottle, just remember: it’s a tiny, underachieving fraction of a gallon. But hey, it’s better than nothing. Unless you’re the half-bottle I left on the nightstand. In that case, you are the villain of this story. Stay hydrated, you beautiful, math-impaired humans.