[geeks] oh, my freaking head!

[Eric Dittman]

> > > > *ANYTHING* can kill you.
> > > 
> > > Very true, there is a lethal dose of water, and sugar.  (I think it is near,
> > > if not over the body weight of the test subject)
> > 
> > The LD50 is about 20 liters, I think.  There was at least one instance I
> > remember of an Ecstacy user drinking enough water to kill herself (by
> > accident; Ecstacy inhibits the nervous response that tells the body it
> > is no longer thirsty in some people).  The continuous intake of water
> > dilutes the salt levels in the body.
> 
>   So would that mean the water, or the Ecstacy killed her?  Seems
> debatable...

The cause of death was due to the excess water consumption, so the
water killed her.  The drug use was a contributing factor, but
not the cause of death.  If she'd drunk that much water without
taking Ecstacy she'd still be dead.
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