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Just an FYI, water is also toxic.

belter 2y ago
Indeed: "Water Intoxication" - https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/water-intoxication https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/water-intoxic...
- abrookewood 2y ago
  There was an infamous death in Australia when a young girl drank too much water after taking MDMA. It's blamed on the drug, but the thing that actually killed her was water intoxication: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Wood_(born_1980) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Wood_(born_1980)
  - mongol 2y ago
    It happened to a Swedish girl too. Not sure if it was after taking MDMA but it was after drug use.
abrookewood 2y ago
Yes, I was going to mention this. Had a friend who went down the coast for a day trip with a bunch of mates. On the way back on the train (1.5 hour ride) they had a competition to see who could drink the most water and most of them had several litres, a few of them managed a bit more. My mate also had a bunch of chips/snacks, but not everyone did. Later that night, he got a desperate phone from his friends mum, screaming at him "What did you take! What drugs did you take!!!", he replied that they hadn't taken anything, but wasn't really believed. His friend was rushed to hospital with severe seizures and convulsions. The doctors eventually put him on a saline drip and he recovered. Basically his friend lowered the salt content in his body so much that his body could not pass electrical signals. My friend was fine because he had consumed a bit of salt in his snacks. Kinda crazy.
- prox 2y ago
  Is this why after a day on the beach you want both drinks and salty snacks?
  - iamacyborg 2y ago
    It’s why electrolyte drinks are a thing for sports.
    - baobabKoodaa 2y ago
      You know what has electrolytes?
- scarface_74 2y ago
  Three DJs and 7 other employees got fired for running a contest where whoever could hold their pee for the longest after drinking too much water would win a prize and someone died. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna16660273 https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna16660273

Indeed: "Water Intoxication" - https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/water-intoxication https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/water-intoxic...

abrookewood 2y ago
There was an infamous death in Australia when a young girl drank too much water after taking MDMA. It's blamed on the drug, but the thing that actually killed her was water intoxication: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Wood_(born_1980) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Wood_(born_1980)
- mongol 2y ago
  It happened to a Swedish girl too. Not sure if it was after taking MDMA but it was after drug use.

abrookewood 2y ago

Yes, I was going to mention this. Had a friend who went down the coast for a day trip with a bunch of mates. On the way back on the train (1.5 hour ride) they had a competition to see who could drink the most water and most of them had several litres, a few of them managed a bit more. My mate also had a bunch of chips/snacks, but not everyone did. Later that night, he got a desperate phone from his friends mum, screaming at him "What did you take! What drugs did you take!!!", he replied that they hadn't taken anything, but wasn't really believed. His friend was rushed to hospital with severe seizures and convulsions. The doctors eventually put him on a saline drip and he recovered. Basically his friend lowered the salt content in his body so much that his body could not pass electrical signals. My friend was fine because he had consumed a bit of salt in his snacks. Kinda crazy.

prox 2y ago
Is this why after a day on the beach you want both drinks and salty snacks?
- iamacyborg 2y ago
  It’s why electrolyte drinks are a thing for sports.
  - baobabKoodaa 2y ago
    You know what has electrolytes?
scarface_74 2y ago
Three DJs and 7 other employees got fired for running a contest where whoever could hold their pee for the longest after drinking too much water would win a prize and someone died. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna16660273 https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna16660273