this shower head uses advanced nozzles to atomize water under extreme pressure, which converts the liquid into very fine particles or droplets. by doing so, the shower head substitutes streams of water, such as an average shower head, for a misty cloud. this allows it to produce ten times the surface area of a normal shower, according to nebia’s website.

nebia says that on average, americans take about eight minutes to shower. typically, this uses about 20 gallons of water with a standard shower head. to combat this, nebia incorporated technology used in aeronautical applications when producing this “breakthrough shower nozzle.” this advanced engineering and technology resulted in the shower head only using six gallons of water per average shower. nebia has tested their revolutionary product on over 500 people, several large companies, including equinox gyms, apple and google, and even stanford university campuses. the company even received funding from timothy cook, the chief executive officer of apple inc. 

nebia’s shower, according to the website, “practically rains money.” to prove this fact, nebia performed calculations to display the water, energy, and money savings that americans would experience by using its shower head in major cities, such as new york, san francisco, chicago and miami.

for example, in new york, there is an average of two daily showers per household for an average of about nine minutes. water costs about $0.013 per gallon in new york. for a household that utilizes gas heating to warm their showers, it costs $1.007 per gallon. by using a nebia shower head, this could save $226.62 per year, and about 43 days of heat for the average home. for a household that utilizes electric heating to warm their showers, it costs $0.202 per gallon. by using a nebia shower head, this could save $602.94 per year, and about 74 days of power for the average home.  

of course, the calculations don’t end here. nebia also claims that, for an average new york household, their shower head also saves 183,960 glasses of drinking water per year.

as listed on their website, nebia created their shower head to “fundamentally change the way people think about their relationship to water in their home,” while not drastically changing users’ showering habits or rituals. by using the nebia shower head, users can shower as they always have, and save thousands of gallons of water per year while doing so.

with their innovation, as nebia’s website claims: “showering just become something you can wholeheartedly enjoy.”

save our water, and save yourself some money.

check out these 8 things you should and shouldn’t do while you’re taking a shower.

do

take a morning power shower. a short five-minute morning shower just to wake you up is a perfect way to start the day. (if you really want a wake up jolt, just before getting out turn the water to cold for a few seconds.)

don’t

rig up your showerhead to double as a microphone. as awesome of an idea as this may seem at first, it leads to longer showers. a few years back, australians were encouraged to stop singing in the shower in an attempt to conserve water.

do

get yourself a low flow showerhead. you can save up to 15 gallons of water during a 10-minute shower.

don’t

definitely don’t do this. 

do

take a navy shower. when you’re soaping up make sure to turn the water off and then turn it back on to rinse off.

don’t

don’t let the water go to waste while it is heating up. capture the cold water in a bucket and use it for other things around the garden.

do

find a shower buddy. nothing could be cuter than having a little friend with you in the shower.

don’t

don’t take baths.  it generally takes about 70 gallons to fill a bathtub with water. it also leaves you powerless against an evil marmot being thrown in the tub with you. even if you are the dude.

how do you conserve water in your day to day routine? willing to shorten your shower, or shower with a friend? let us know in the comments.

leor reef and matt seedorff are seniors at the george washington university majoring in journalism.