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Woman drinks so much water she dies
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| 01-13-07
Posted on 01/14/2007 6:05:25 AM PST by mfnorman
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To: mfnorman
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posted on
01/14/2007 7:15:55 AM PST
by
kjo
To: mfnorman
Warning: You croak when your back teeth float.
42
posted on
01/14/2007 7:17:45 AM PST
by
rusureitflies?
(OSAMA BIN LADEN IS DEAD!
There, I said it. Prove me wrong.
)
To: blu
I agree that this woman did something stupid, blu. But the station was stupid also. Dumb, dumb, dumb all around.
More than dumb though. It's sad.
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posted on
01/14/2007 7:20:48 AM PST
by
fleagle
To: mfnorman; Slings and Arrows
Drinking water causes cirrhosis of the liver... no, wait.........
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posted on
01/14/2007 7:21:43 AM PST
by
Irish_Thatcherite
(A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!|What if I lecture Americans about America?)
To: Gamecock
It also causes swelling of the brain. This is usually what kills people. This happened a few years ago in a fraternity hazing after a pledge chugged a gallon of water or something.
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posted on
01/14/2007 7:21:52 AM PST
by
Ghost of Philip Marlowe
(Liberals are blind. They are the dupes of Leftists who know exactly what they're doing.)
To: Paradox
46
posted on
01/14/2007 7:22:40 AM PST
by
Buddy B
(MSgt Retired-USAF)
To: fivecatsandadog
I trained for and ran my first marathon last year, with the help of a coach and training group. I'm glad she talked about this with us because I never heard of it until then. Actually I had the opposite problem....during the marathon I couldn't drink enough water/Powerade to compensate my fluid loss through sweating. I ended up pretty dehydrated and nearly fainting at the finish line. One of the medical people saw me and got me to the med tent for an IV, and also gave me beef broth to drink. Except for the really sore leg muscles I felt good as new!
To: Irish_Thatcherite
Drinking water causes cirrhosis of the liver... no, wait......... [Insert Ted Kennedy joke here.]
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posted on
01/14/2007 7:23:33 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
(Tell Tom Vilsack to WEAR THE BEAR!)
To: Paradox
That happened to me when we hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. It was so bloody hot, etc that I kept drinking water. The more I drank, I couldn't understand why I didn't start feeling better. I participated in sports since I was 4 through college and had never had a problem like that before. Luckily we signed up for the steak dinner down there and I got some food, pop and peanuts (lots of peanuts) in me.
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posted on
01/14/2007 7:24:16 AM PST
by
WV Mountain Mama
(2007 resolution: learn how to rail a berm.)
To: mfnorman
Those poor kids! The mom was doing a stunt to get them a game . I'll bet they never get over this. How sad.
To: twntaipan
but does the radio station have any liability in this?Absolutely. Her kids should own the radio station after the trial.
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posted on
01/14/2007 7:26:39 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(The University of Florida - Championship U)
To: mfnorman
This water stuff sounds dangerous.
I'm going back to booze.
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posted on
01/14/2007 7:27:37 AM PST
by
reagan_fanatic
(You'll shoot your eye out, kid)
To: fleagle
Yep, worst station promotion since the WKRP Turkey drop,
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posted on
01/14/2007 7:29:15 AM PST
by
catfish1957
(Pelosi, Kennedy, Reid, Remember those names as you firmly hold on to your pocketbook and rights.)
To: All
So, we have become such sheeple that if someone promises us a treat if we will, in return, do something that is dangerous to ourselves, we should hold the promisor responsible? That's just stupid! Sorry, I don't hold the station totally responsible. They maybe should have handed out a sheet of "danger signs that you're drinking yourself to death", but then some shark would say they were discriminating against the illiterate!
I do have sympathy for the family of this woman, but I do not think the station is responsible. Lordy, if I could sue someone for every stupid mistake I've made, I'd own the world! LOL!
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posted on
01/14/2007 7:29:28 AM PST
by
blu
(Need a seasonal tagline...)
To: Slings and Arrows
Sh*t!! Why didn't I make the connection! :-P
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posted on
01/14/2007 7:33:34 AM PST
by
Irish_Thatcherite
(A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!|What if I lecture Americans about America?)
To: RouxStir
Not sure about air but pure oxygen can kill you.
56
posted on
01/14/2007 7:33:53 AM PST
by
Soothesayer
(Birth is murder!)
To: Alouette
There really should be a law to regulate Dihydrogen Monoxide.
57
posted on
01/14/2007 7:38:08 AM PST
by
TheDon
(Are you a cut and run conservative?)
To: mfnorman
I have heard of it, but not with just ONE gallon of water!
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posted on
01/14/2007 7:43:01 AM PST
by
buffyt
(It is not a CHOICE ~ It is a CHILD!!!!!!)
To: blu
"if someone promises us a treat if we will, in return, do something that is dangerous to ourselves" I'm inclined to bet this poor woman had no idea she was about to harm, let alone kill, herself. The radio station should have checked into the dangers of water overload before they held the contest. IMHO they bear some of the responsibility here. It was an accident waiting to happen.
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posted on
01/14/2007 7:43:12 AM PST
by
LibSnubber
(Liberal democrats are domestic terrorists)
To: mfnorman
That's why parents of newborns are warned not to give them water bottles - it can happen very quickly to a baby.
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posted on
01/14/2007 7:46:46 AM PST
by
mommya
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