I'm going to pay an asian dude...

[Keldoclock]

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Well for all you know, the water in china could be less sanitary than your nice, clean, regulated water.

Yeah we have to boil the tap waster here before we drink it here. We can also buy sanitized, clean water from the super market or from a clean water machine. But most Chinese like to drink their water hot anyway or put some tea leaves in it so it's a good system.

I'm in Hong Kong now actually and we can drink the tap water here. Some people think maybe the mainland water is okay to drink but no one is willing to test it out.

[Keldoclock]

Ah, the joys of a properly made cup of Pu-erh, truly the finest thing to come out of Yunnan.

[Keldoclock]

Seventy-five percent of Americans are chronically dehydrated. Thirty-seven percent mistake the thirst
mechanism for hunger pangs. Lack of hydration is the number one trigger of daytime fatigue. If you live in an
arid region or one with oppressively high humidity, you know how tough it is to remain hydrated. Doing so
takes a lot of work!

Although at times it's hard to remember to drink, and then to drink enough, it is critical
for your physiology and psychology that you remain maximally hydrated.

Dehydration is deadly in hot and cold weather. When the blood in your circulatory system loses water, it
gets thicker. Thick blood circulates more slowly and is harder for the heart to pump, and in regard to
temperature regulation, it hinders the body's ability to lose excess heat or circulate needed heat. When the
volume of blood and extra cellular fluids decreases, water is literally sucked from the cells, causing them to
shrink, thereby damaging cell membranes and the proteins inside. Platelets actually stick together in the
blood due to a lack of plasma. The result is an increase in the naturally occurring salts in the remaining body
fluids. Normal body fluid has a salt concentration of 0.9 percent. In contrast, urine contains 2 percent salt,
plus toxic urea, while seawater has a whopping 3.9 percent. Many researchers feel that rising salt
concentrations within the body are responsible for the punishing side effects of dehydration.

Shit that makes you lose water:

-Physical exertion
-Certain medications
-Illness (fever)
-Breathing through mouth
-Hypothermia
-Diarrhea
-Vomiting
-Bleeding

-Hot temperatures
-Cold temperatures
-Direct short or long wave radiation (sunlight, fire)
-High humidity
-Low humidity
-High wind speed
-Diuretics:alcohol/coffee/tea/certain
medications
-High protein, fat, or sodium diet.

Water is important- you need it to live! Don't waste that shit and don't go without it when you do have it.

[OneEye589]

I never drink liquids. Liquids are for losers.

[mgb519]

I never drink liquids. Liquids are for losers.

Right. You eat your liquids instead.

[Keldoclock]

Enjoy having blood with the consistency of ketchup, mate!

[OneEye589]

What is it with you and texture?! Maybe I WANT my blood to be like ketchup. I love ketchup.

[Keldoclock]

I buy Poland Spring water at the supermarket in 1 gallon plastic containers, $1.00.
Its spring water from Maine.

I had a small job back in the 90's to design some office space inside a Poland Spring bottling plant in MA.
I saw they had mouse traps inside, all along the exterior wall.
They told me they also had traps around the outside of that wall and around the perimeter of the property line.
So they had 3 lines of defense against having mice poop in my water.

[quote= "Cody Lundin again, a few pages later"]
Bottled water is actually defined as a "food" under federal regulations and thus sits under the wings of the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for municipal
water supplies, or tap water, and is required to uphold much stricter standards. Unlike bottled water
companies, the EPA requires that local water treatment facilities provide users with a detailed description
of the tap water's source, and the end results of any testing, including violations in contaminant levels. You
might remember getting one of their little letters in the mail, profiling your water in minutia. While municipal
water companies are required to test for harmful pathogens several times per day, bottled water companies
are required to do so only once per week. I could go on about the testing differences. In addition, one-fifth of
the brands tested positive for synthetic chemicals like phthalate, an unsafe chemical that finds its way into
the water from the plastic container itself. The end result is that bottled water companies are not bound by
the same standards as municipal water systems, thus they have the option of providing your family with
water of a lower quality than you now receive from your kitchen faucet. [/quote]

@OneEye

Not even going to go there, man. If you aren't pulling my leg and are really that fucking stupid, imagine all the oil in a car replaced by sludge.

[OneEye589]

And, contrary to popular belief, I like goofing off and having fun! This includes lighthearted jokes, which people then take personally.

[Zupponn]

Yeah, seriously. Wow Keldoclock. Chill out man.

Also, I remember a study where they found out that New York City tap water was cleaner and better for you than pretty much every bottled water. Of course, I don't live in New York City, but I'm not dead yet, so I think tap water is fine to drink.

[mgb519]

Also, Fiji Water contains arsenic.

[Warhead]

...of course there's always the hazzard of chocking on a pubic hair.

[Silverdream]

Also, Fiji Water contains arsenic.

Arsenic can die in a fire. Worst anything ever.

[mgb519]

Hey now, it can be used to treat psoriasis. That's something useful.