[geeks] oh, my freaking head!

[Dave McGuire]

On December 19, Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> > > 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...
> 
> And here I expected you to say that it was still stupidity that killed her.

  Well, there is that. ;)

   -Dave

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Dave McGuire
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