YOU should stick with things you can actually grasp. A simple but very similar scenario is flushing the cooling system on a car.........you continually add water after establishing an exit point......eventually the discharge isn't rusty-brown.....nice and clear, yes?
Now substitute sodium and other electrolytes for the rusty-brown in the car scenario...............when the discharge from the flush operation has depletet sodium/electrolytes sufficiently, the events comprising the actual dying process begin.
Get it yet?
BTW.....water still ain't toxic.....
According to a doctor on the radio this morning who is familiar with this kind of thing, he said the public should be warned that drinking as little as 1 gallon in one straight go can kill a person as all the salt and electrolytes are drained from the body and the bodies chemistry is immediately knocked out of whack and shuts down all the vital organs bringing on a sudden fatal heart attack. He was questioned several times by the shows host about the amount of water and each time he said 1 gallon is all it takes if drunk all at once.
"..YOU should stick with things you can actually grasp..."
Well, OK. I have 2 separate health-related degrees (medical technology, nursing), with over 25 years divided experience in both medical lab chemistry, and critical/intensive care/psych nursing (psych is my most recent). I'm pretty sure my feeble little mind can grasp this.
"...Now substitute sodium and other electrolytes for the rusty-brown in the car scenario..."
Yes, I understand. Now, imagine that during the cooling system flush, you keep the drain-cock closed, and none of the flush is allowed to drain out. How long before your rusty brown water turns clear?
Get it yet?
"BTW.....water still ain't toxic....."
OK, define toxin. When a person becomes "water toxic," it's because they washed away so many electrolytes, by drinking too much water. If the semantic use of the phrase bothers you, then think up a better way to describe it.