Human Footprint

I always wondered how much of a specific item like bread a person consumes in one life time. It wasn’t until I watched “Human Footprint” from National Geographic that I was able to literally see the amount that an average American consumes.  It was entertaining to see all kinds of foods and other items the average American uses in one lifetime. One of the many things I learned from the video was that when fruit is shipped from different countries it not only travels thousands of miles but also in some cases it takes up to 30 days for us to consume. That means it sits waiting to be shipped to a store where I always thought I was buying fresh fruit. One thing is to hear the number of oranges a person eats in one lifetime, but to actually to see it on the video was truly amusing. It must have taken a lot of time and energy to create the documentary just to prove a point. Another interesting fact I learned about is the Colton mining in Congo. Colton is a metal used to produce cell phones and the there has been human lives consumed by the mining of Colton. I never thought about that. For now on I will recycle all my old phones if possible to try to save that metal. The video was mainly to prove that everyone has a rational contribution to the world. Even bats contribute by eating thousands of mosquitos every night. Everything we do leaves a Human Footprint. Buying meat at the store has more steps than the average American would think of. Overall the video was very entertaining and informative. I would recommend this video to all my friends and family.