Water, the most important thing on earth. Did you know water is 71% of the world, but only 3% is safe to drink. That 3% is technically 1% due to the rest being hidden underground. Why is water important you may ask. Water is the one thing we need to survive. “Wee need food aswell though” not necessary. If you have nothing but water for up to 3 weeks you can still survive, yes you do need food but not as much as you need water. Water helps you urinate, this is important because it helps stop infections. Though only 3% of the world it drinking water, we have machines to make the salt disintegrate from the water. This causes a lot of problems though. When you do this, you are most likely to dump the salt back In the water which causes that percentage to drop down a little