Woman Asks Brother to Get 'Big Cup' of Water, Unprepared for What He Brings

A teenager boy has been hailed online for understanding the assignment when asked to get his older sister a large glass of water.

Ashlyn Rice, 20, has shared her 13-year-old brother's choice of "cup" that has since gone viral on TikTok. Racking up more than 11.6 million views, the clip shared to @ashofthelyn shows Rice's face. Then she points the camera to her bedside table to show the jug of iced water.

Rice told Newsweek: "I've been trying to drink more water and he knows that, so I asked him to bring me the biggest cup he could find."

She added: "I was really thirsty and he took about 10 minutes filling it up."

Rice soon realized why it took him a while as he slowly made his way up the stairs because he didn't want to spill it. She added: "I was shocked when he brought it in. We couldn't stop laughing."

So far, the video captioned, "NOW THIS IS WHAT I MEAN WHEN I SAY I WANT A BIG CUP OF WATER," has amassed more than 2.8 million likes.

The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine states that an adequate daily fluid intake is about 3.7 liters (125.8 ounces) of fluids for men and one litter less for women. However, 47 percent of 2,861 U.S. adults who took part in a CivicScience poll from January 13 to 16, 2023 said they consume far less than the recommended amount at less than three 16-oz (48 ounces).

The latest CivicScience polling shows that 47 per cent of U.S. adults consume far below the recommended amount at less than three 16-oz.

Last year, the consumer analytics platform found that only 10 percent of 2,861 respondents drank eight to 11 cups of water per day. The required amount is 15.5 cups for men and 11.5 for women.

The data by age showed that Generation Z adults aged 18 to 24 are most likely to use a reusable water bottle. Adults aged 55 and over prefer big reusable cups.

In this case, Rice was given a jug, but many people have commented to say it is better than a Stanley, a 40-ounce vacuum-insulated cup that has taken the internet by storm.

"Who needs a Stanley when you have this," asked one user.

Another posted: "Looks perfect to me."

A third commenter added: "This is my version of a Stanley cup."

"BEST LITTLE BROTHER EVER," wrote a fourth user.

Not all people can say the same about their younger siblings, as seen by one commenter: "My little brother would bring me the smallest one he could find on purpose."

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