[Rockhounds] NO BATHROOM TIME

[Bob Loeffler]

I'm definitely not an expert, but I don't think that's true.  I think it was
the extremely low sodium levels in her body from drinking so much water.
After the contest, I'm sure she immediately urinated, but her sodium was
still way too low.  Maybe if she ate a little bit of salt while drinking all
of that water, maybe she would've lived in the same situation.  I don't
know.  I'm not a doctor, but from what I've read, too much water and not
enough sodium will swell your brain.  That can cause headaches and even
death.  Also, our bodies need electrolytes for our hearts to stay in rhythm
(the electrical impulses require electrolytes), for our nervous system to
work properly and for all of our cells to do what they need to do, and
electrolytes come mainly from salt that we ingest.  So if your sodium levels
are dangerously low (for whatever reason), your heart will not beat
correctly and you could die.

Regards,

Bob


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Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 11:56 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] NO BATHROOM TIME How Toxic is Cinnabar?
(Mercurysulfied)

That lady died because she was not allowed to urinate ever, that was part of
the contest as well.
?
If she had been allowed?to urinate, she would not have died -


-----Original Message-----
From: gene at fossilnut.com
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Sent: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 3:59 pm
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] How Toxic is Cinnabar? (Mercury sulfied)


A radio show in the US in Jan 07, had a contest for a game machine and
object was to see how much water one could drink without going to the
bathroom. The winner died. http://www.nbc11.com/news/10762819/detail.html?
?
Gene Hartstein?
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Balmer" <albalmer at att.net>?
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Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 11:48 AM?
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> On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 11:18:45 -0500, "J Bryan Kramer"?
> <codeburner at gmail.com> wrote:?
>?
>>I saw a news report a few days ago about them finding some fellow dead on?
>>the floor of his home, and the autopsy determined he died from drink too?
>>much water.?
>?
> If I remember correctly, the Merck index give 14 liters as the lethal?
> dose of water.?
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