The world and its water are like a balding man and his hair. Neither can make any more of it, and the total amount at either’s disposal is only ever going to recede.

But ‘ah’ you might be thinking. ‘Ah – the world’s full of water. There’s oceans and rivers and lakes and the Dudley public swimming baths.’ Well, yes – but about 97% of the world’s water is unusable, and 2.5% is inaccessible.

So we’ve got to take care not to waste what’s left. Problem is, thanks to power showers and other lifestyle changes, we’re using more water than ever.

Which is why using less in the shower is a good way forward. If everyone in the UK cut their showering time in half, we’d save 3.6 billion litres every single day.

So take some Short, Sharp Showers this month and save some precious water. A planet without water is about as much good as a bald man in a shampoo ad.

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Why? Tell you why.

Say a flat mate or partner or annoying person in the gym asks you why you just took a short, sharp shower. Draw yourself up, look said ruffian in the eye and use one of these witty comebacks.

1. Stick your nose up my armpit you water-wasting wuss.
2. I’ve got an irrational fear of plugholes.
3. Shelve those shamefully shallow shabby short sharp shower suspicions you shockingly shallow charlatan.
4. Because cleanliness and godliness are both next to speediness.
5. As the saying goes, ‘Bish-bash-wash.’

Any better suggestions, leave them in the comments below.

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