Dear /fit/. Is there such a thing as drinking too much water? (e.g. XX liters) what's the effect?
You die.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxicationhappy now?
http://www.hsegroup.com/hse/text/water.htm
additionally, if you drink too much water, you start pissing away vital nutrients.
I have a huge problem getting myself to drink water, mostly because where I live we only get it semi cold out of the tap. I was wondering, is there such a thing as a water cooler (kind of like a regular water boiler, but with cooling effect) for personal use? bet that could get me to start drink water.
I love drinking just regular room teperature water
>>387809Unless you're drinking over, say, 10 litres a day, you shouldn't worry.>>387842Yes. You see them in offices mainly, but you can find smaller, cheaper ones for personal use.
>>387842Get a Brita system that fits in your fridge. They sell them at Target and Wallmart for cheapo - it's just a water tank with a Brita filter in it. Works for me.
>>387842>I was wondering, is there such a thing as a water cooler (kind of like a regular water boiler, but with cooling effect) for personal use?Its called a fridge.
>>387842ice
yes. lady with a genius IQ drank a ridiculous amount every day to stay healthy, she killed her liver and died. can also supersaturate your cells, and they explode. drink when you're thirsty, not because you think you should
There's also the dreaded, nearly always fatal condition called Drowning. This actually accounts for nearly 80% of all water-induced deaths.
>>387842IceA fridge with a water dispenserBrita/other filtration thing that can fit in the fridgeOne of those poland spring dispenser things
Yep, here in California a lady drank a couple of gallons of water for a contest to win a PS3 for her son and died. True story. The people who were in charge of the event at the radio station were all fired.
>>388987Incorrect, partially.Drink before you're thirsty. When you feel thirsty, your body is already quite dehydrated.
>>389026Actually, it was a Wii, not a PS3. "Hold your wee for a Wii", or something along those lines.
>>389026That is so sad. :( My mom would have done the same for me.
>>389000A minor, but funny GET.
I drank 6 liters in 2 hours once. I had a really bad head ache and nausea. I couldn't see straight for a while and just had a miserable time. Plus, I pissed like it was my job.
>>389120Yeah, that's your blood becoming too watered down. That's usually what kills you. Marathon runners tend to be the ones who get owned by water intoxication.