Knowing the weight helps you plan ahead. If you’re moving a few bottles for an office or a home, you know to ask for help or to use a dolly. Pro tip: Those plastic bottle carriers with handles? They cost like $10 and save you from a pulled muscle and a ruined Friday. Also, if you’re ordering online or picking up at the store, you can estimate how many you can lift in one trip. Spoiler: one. The answer is one. Unless you’re Thor. In which case, please carry two and send us a video.
A quick note for the curious: water versus other liquids
If you’re wondering, “Hey, what about milk? Or juice? Or that fancy kombucha?” Well, water is the baseline. Milk is slightly heavier (about 8.6 pounds per gallon) because of the fat and solids. Gasoline is lighter—only about 6 pounds per gallon. So a 5-gallon jug of gas weighs only 30 pounds. That’s why your car feels lighter after a road trip. The more you know, the more you can impress your friends at parties. You’re welcome.
