Water CAN Be Bad for You
01/18/07 01:21 PM Filed in: Stories
If you have to wee, by
all means, please just do it! Don't feel embarrassed
if you're with your friends, when nature calls, just
answer the phone--after all, everybody has to at some
point in the day. Some people more than others, but
still... I don't think it's anymore "cool" to hold it
than it is to say, "excuse me for a minute."
Did you know you can actually die from drinking too much water? It's called water intoxication, or hyper-hydration. Apparently if water enters the body quicker than it can be removed (through various ways which I'm sure you can think up yourself), your body is in danger of diluting important body fluids, thus screwing up your balance of electrolyte.
Jennifer Strange, a 28-year-old woman living in sunny California entered a radio contest last week. It was called, "Hold your wee for a Wii." As you can probably guess, the person who drank the most water and didn't go to the bathroom for the longest period of time would win one of the new Nintendo Wii's. Ms. Strange was in the contest for her children, trying to win them a Wii. She consumed over two gallons of water and called in sick to work the next day. Jennifer's mother found her dead later that day in her home.
It would seem this was an accident. She obviously drank too much and got water intoxication. But apparently the DJs responsible for the contest were aware of this disease and had been heard joking about it off the air (but still caught on tape...) and went ahead with the contest anyway. However, everyone entering into the competition was required to sign forms agreeing that, if said sickness would occur, or possible death, they would not sue the radio station or the DJs. Obviously, somebody died. And who's getting in trouble? The DJs at the station.
What's the point of signing those liability forms if people, the judges, our government always just sidesteps them anyway? The lady signed the form stating she was OK with entering the contest, even though she may die from water intoxication... granted, if she's anything like me, she never read the form before she signed it, but they don't care if you actually read the form, by signing it you're lying and saying you have and agree with everything it says. HOWEVER, if something goes wrong, like you do end up getting fat from a McDonald's burger, or the new Nintendo Wii controllers cause you bodily harm (oops... now who's fault is that one?), by all means, go ahead and sue them anyway! You'll probably still win, even though you signed the form.
Where did Americans get off thinking lawsuits are the solution to all of life's hardships and troubles? Where did Americans get off on a lot of things...
Be warned! If you drink a lot of water, when you feel the need, excuse yourself to the bathroom! It's for your own safety...
Did you know you can actually die from drinking too much water? It's called water intoxication, or hyper-hydration. Apparently if water enters the body quicker than it can be removed (through various ways which I'm sure you can think up yourself), your body is in danger of diluting important body fluids, thus screwing up your balance of electrolyte.
Jennifer Strange, a 28-year-old woman living in sunny California entered a radio contest last week. It was called, "Hold your wee for a Wii." As you can probably guess, the person who drank the most water and didn't go to the bathroom for the longest period of time would win one of the new Nintendo Wii's. Ms. Strange was in the contest for her children, trying to win them a Wii. She consumed over two gallons of water and called in sick to work the next day. Jennifer's mother found her dead later that day in her home.
It would seem this was an accident. She obviously drank too much and got water intoxication. But apparently the DJs responsible for the contest were aware of this disease and had been heard joking about it off the air (but still caught on tape...) and went ahead with the contest anyway. However, everyone entering into the competition was required to sign forms agreeing that, if said sickness would occur, or possible death, they would not sue the radio station or the DJs. Obviously, somebody died. And who's getting in trouble? The DJs at the station.
What's the point of signing those liability forms if people, the judges, our government always just sidesteps them anyway? The lady signed the form stating she was OK with entering the contest, even though she may die from water intoxication... granted, if she's anything like me, she never read the form before she signed it, but they don't care if you actually read the form, by signing it you're lying and saying you have and agree with everything it says. HOWEVER, if something goes wrong, like you do end up getting fat from a McDonald's burger, or the new Nintendo Wii controllers cause you bodily harm (oops... now who's fault is that one?), by all means, go ahead and sue them anyway! You'll probably still win, even though you signed the form.
Where did Americans get off thinking lawsuits are the solution to all of life's hardships and troubles? Where did Americans get off on a lot of things...
Be warned! If you drink a lot of water, when you feel the need, excuse yourself to the bathroom! It's for your own safety...