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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication It happens with any water, but IIRC it happens faster with pu
by mrcode007 3y ago
https://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