[geeks] oh, my freaking head!

[Dave McGuire]

On December 19, Eric Dittman wrote:
> > > *ANYTHING* can kill you.
> > 
> > Very true, there is a lethal dose of water, and sugar.  (I think it is near,
> > if not over the body weight of the test subject)
> 
> The LD50 is about 20 liters, I think.  There was at least one instance I
> remember of an Ecstacy user drinking enough water to kill herself (by
> accident; Ecstacy inhibits the nervous response that tells the body it
> is no longer thirsty in some people).  The continuous intake of water
> dilutes the salt levels in the body.

  So would that mean the water, or the Ecstacy killed her?  Seems
debatable...

    -Dave

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Dave McGuire
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