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How to die with one simple trick!
by LtWorf 2y ago
How to die with one simple trick!
- xcv123 2y agoMost people browsing HN would survive 1 - 2 months without food. 24 hours is nothing. Your pot belly has a spare 50,000 calories.
- LtWorf 2y agoIf you read the comment. He said to "water fast", not just skip food, which would be probably fine. Also, not everyone is obese. For not obese active people, it might not be the best.
- xcv123 2y agoI didn't read the comment. I wrote the comment. Water Fast means only drinking water. Standard terminology. You can verify that with a quick Google search. 1 - 2 month survival estimate is for an ordinary person. If you're obese then you can survive up to a year without food. For an ordinary person in reasonably good health, a 24 hour water fast only provides health benefits. Up to 3 days of water fasting is beneficial. I wouldn't recommend any longer than that. The more frequently you fast, the easier it gets. Your body adapts to burning stored fat as fuel and the hormonal hunger triggers become less severe. I've reached the stage where 24 hours is easy.
- LtWorf 2y ago> Standard terminology I'm sorry I'm not born within 200km from you and I don't speak the same dialect -_-' Clearly entirely my fault…
- xcv123 2y agoWhat a strange reply. It's not a dialect. It's just plain English. https://www.google.com/search?q=water+fast https://www.google.com/search?q=water+fast
- darajava 2y agoFasting is incredibly well tolerated and good for you. The longest a person has gone without food was about 380 days (Angus Barberi)
- LtWorf 2y agoRead before comment? He said to "water fast", which I presume means not drink.
- MR_Bulldops 2y ago"I presume." There is a famous saying about assumptions that applies to you.
- Dalewyn 2y agoGiven no knowledge beforehand, "water fast" can mean either of two things: * You only consume water. * You consume anything but water. Both understandings can be inferred at face value, but only one is correct. I too understood this as the latter before subsequent comments specified it is the former, and the name isn't even accurate since apparently consuming tea or black coffee is also acceptable. Using as few words as possible is often the hallmark of a talented orator, but sometimes it pays off to be verbose and specific.
- darajava 2y agoWater fasting means only drinking water. A dry fast is no water, no food. An absolute dry fast is no water, no food, no showers. A 24 hour dry fast won't kill a healthy person - but I wouldn't advise it.