Editing Talk:1708: Dehydration

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Uhm, shot glasses or lemonade glasses? Does it have to be a glass or can it be a mug? Could we specify it in litres perhaps?
(How small a glass would you need for 5 glasses a minute in "normal" climate (20 C / 50% RH), without water poisoning? And maybe in 40 C /  15% RH?) --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.105.10|141.101.105.10]] 14:55, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

I think that's part of the joke, which is itself about how a large amount of people have been informed you should drink x amount of glasses of water per day, but the numbers wildly vary. I'd edit that into the page, but I'm bad at formal language. --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.73|141.101.98.73]] 15:00, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

It is possible to drink too much water, causing a dangerous condition called hyponatremia. Basically you end up dilluting the sodium (and other salts) in your body to a point where many normal functions can't occur. So 3000 glasses a day would probably kill you. On the other hand, I think the difference between a scientific recommendation of 5 and 8 glasses a day is statistically insignificant because other factors (height, weight, metabolism, activity levels, outside temperature, etc.) contribute much more to your needs. Bottom line, it's a lot easier to drink too little water than too much. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.56.72|173.245.56.72]] 16:02, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

Of course it would be a WOMAN to get dizzy. #rapeculture

: She's doing <small>[[Science|SCIENCE, BITCHES]]</small>. What do you want? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.150.221|162.158.150.221]] 18:53, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

The other 'problem' with "you need to drink x amount" of water is the the studies (citation needed) give the amount of water you should consume, which includes the water in all (nonalcoholic)* drinks and food**.  I go for days on end without drinking any plain (or carbonated) water without ill effect.  There is a reputed way to assess dyhdration which is related to the colour of your "water".
(*)the diuretic effect of alcohol results in the loss of more water than it was drunk with.
(**)no doubt you could devise a diet with lots of juicy veg and fruit but no drinks, but it probably would have too much sugar.[[User:RIIW - Ponder it|RIIW - Ponder it]] ([[User talk:RIIW - Ponder it|talk]]) 18:26, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

Is this the first time White Hat and Black Hat have been in the same comic? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.70.127|141.101.70.127]] 19:25, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
:It's the first normal comic to include both.  Zach Weiner included both of them in [[826]], and they were both in [[1110: Click and Drag]] and [[1608: Hoverboard]].  [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 20:19, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
::Have you made cross reference between both characters .42? They are also both in [[1000]] which to my frustration haven't got any categories yet. I swear I will add them someday... but that is also a large comic. Have mentioned the fact in the explanation but with a possible included as I have no citation that it is so. (Yet) --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 22:22, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
::: Oh, I missed 1000. I was only comparing their category pages.  [[User:.42|.42]] ([[User talk:.42|talk]]) 01:12, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
::::Yes and they are not mentioned in 1000, as someone thought that would be too much. I'm not agreing. But you also missed And [[1581: Birthday]] ;-) in which they are mentioned. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 09:11, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
:::::I also looked through and this is indeed the first comic where Black Hat speaks to White Hat. I have made explanation of this fact [[:Category:Characters with hats|here]]. And linked to this from the explanation above. Beret Guy and Black Hat has never spoken together yet, and only once has Beret Guy spoken directly to White Hat. This is also mentioned in the link above. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 10:10, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

previous references to drinking n glasses of water a day:
* https://what-if.xkcd.com/91/ (ctrl-f 8 glasses of water)
* https://xkcd.com/715/
maybe something to be put into the explanation? --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.91.247|141.101.91.247]] 20:11, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
:Someone has included those two already --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 22:22, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

is the "maybe you should just drink straight from the tap" is related to the person saying "i'll get some water" being black hat. no one wants that. --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.84|141.101.98.84]] 11:35, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
:Funny detail, but since we do not know how much later we also do not know who is still there. Anyway if you are thirsty just drink from the tap, that saves the counting of glasses which was the point. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 21:37, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

I heard that the fuller quote is 'We need x glasses of water per day, most of which comes from our food'. {{unsigned ip|141.101.98.78}}
: Yes, this. [[User:Elvenivle|Elvenivle]] ([[User talk:Elvenivle|talk]]) 02:11, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

It's my understanding that the ideal amount of water to drink is gauged by however much it takes to turn your urine clear, which would undoubtedly vary from person to person. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.50.25|173.245.50.25]] 05:35, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
*um, a-level chemistry flooding back, i think you mean colourless. if your urine is cloudy you're in trouble. if it is dark brown then all that happens is that people who subscribe to the belief that this is harmful in some way get alarmed. for every imaginary study they have pointing out how harmful this is i have three that show it isn't and the opposite is true, that putting unnecessary pressure on your kidneys will have Dire Results. --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.84|141.101.98.84]] 12:09, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
*173.245.50.25 has the right idea, colorless urine = "you're drinking enough", yellow urine = "you should drink more" {{unsigned ip|162.158.83.144}}