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Humans can survive only on salt water too: https://greatestadventurers.com/the-bombard-story/ https://greatestadventurers.com/the-bombard-story/ It doesn’t sou
by hinoki 5y ago
Humans can survive only on salt water too: https://greatestadventurers.com/the-bombard-story/ https://greatestadventurers.com/the-bombard-story/
It doesn’t sound very pleasant though…
As discussed a few months ago:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26232597 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26232597
- ClumsyPilot 5y agoHumans can't survive on salt water, your kidneys need like 1.6 liters of water to remove salt contained in 1 liter of sea water. If the reverse were true we wouldnt have hundreds of people a year dying on dingies trying to cross Mediterranean. Do you think they never tried drinking water around them?
- bombcar 5y agoWater, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink.
- ErikVandeWater 5y agoThank you for posting a relevant poem! I realize my day would be improved if that occurred more frequently. It's a good way to stretch the mind in a sea of artless information.
- bombcar 5y agoI feel that one of the more worthwhile results of high-school poetry education is being able to remember them later in life when they're applicable.
- londons_explore 5y agoI bet it was mostly the pressed fish that kept him hydrated...