In the air forces basic training, we were made to recite this clause every morning during our initial formation and at various times throughout the day:
All trainees are reminded: drink 1/2 to 3/4 canteen per hour, not to exceed 12 canteens per day. You will drink 3 non-caffinated, non carbonated beverages with each and every meal.
I guess they were serious!
What is the volume of a canteen?
No clue, but it looked like this. So I guess a quart?
If this blew your mind, I’ve got something else for you. Nitrogen, which makes up nearly 80% of the air we breath, is also toxic and causes alcohol-like drunk impairment effects at high enough concentration. We can’t experience this at atmospheric pressures but scuba divers need to account for this when diving. Higher pressures in the ocean means higher gas concentrations in your blood. If a diver is using regular air, by the time they get to 100ft they will be at the limit of what is considered a safe amount of “drunkeness” for diving. By the time you hit 200ft, you’ll have a lethal amount of nitrogen in your blood. Deeper diving requires replacing nitrogen in your air supply with something like helium that does not cause mental impairment or toxicity at that concentration.
It’s how Bruce Lee died
Please elaborate…
There’s a whole documentary about his death search for it. But medical investigators revisited his case decades later and found all evidence to link excessive intake of water to be the cause of death. Caused the brain swelling which killed him and was originally suspected to be drug induced (?) and later reversed if I recall correctly.
Dogs (especially large dogs) can get this too. It’s called bloat and can be deadly. If your dog is overheating it’s important to let them cool down before giving them water
