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Fair Warning; second hand story Yes, just drinking some will do damage. I've heard of a non-tech seeing 'water' and ignoring the rest of labels and warning and
by ehutch79 3y ago
Fair Warning; second hand story
Yes, just drinking some will do damage. I've heard of a non-tech seeing 'water' and ignoring the rest of labels and warning and drinking very pure water. Had to be sent to the hospital.
- mrcode007 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication It happens with any water, but IIRC it happens faster with pure water by washing away electrolytes and disturbing signaling.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 3y agoRight, Wikipedia lists LD50 of 90mL/kg (~5.5 liters for topical human). I am incredibly suspect that a single glass of pure water would do anything measurable. Hell, you can drink substantial amounts of D2O for a significant duration before metabolic processes begin to be impacted.
- benibela 3y agoWhen I was in elementary school, there was some water drinking challenge And the teachers warned against it, and someone told about a child dying from drinking just one liter of tapwater
- NovemberWhiskey 3y agoI'd be interested to see a MSDS that says that ultra-pure water is a hazard. I find a lot saying it's not. Pretty sure that what you heard about was either apocryphal or one of those "out of an abundance of caution" scenarios.