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OK, so heavy water has a molecular weight ~11% greater than plain old water. If you replace 20% of your cellular water with heavy, you gain about 1.7% of your
by aaroninsf 6y ago
OK, so heavy water has a molecular weight ~11% greater than plain old water.
If you replace 20% of your cellular water with heavy,
you gain about 1.7% of your weight maybe (water being ~80% of you).
I see an angle here for a boxing thriller.
"Joe, this taste I dunno, sweet to you? No? Huh."
- Imnimo 6y agoI like to imagine this is the Jimmy Neutron origin story.
- tomjakubowski 6y agoAlcohol makes us lose balance, but heavy water has the opposite effect. Could a 'heavy' gin and tonic get us drunk but keep us upright? https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/the-last-retort/3005571.article https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/the-last-retort/30055...
- kergonath 6y agoI would try that. For science, of course.