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Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by Jackossky(m): 6:54pm On Jul 17, 2022 |
Haven't you reasoned why sailors or adventurers die on sea and you would be surprised that the cause of death is thirst? oops,even when being surrounded by water, why not scoop a little to save one's life? To the curious mind, below is the reason why a person might die when they run out of water on sea. According to a Quora user The problem is, the delusion that, any liquid will re-hydrate you. The reality is a principle called “osmosis”. Try drinking some saltwater. Really, I mean go ahead and do that. I suggest 2 heaping tablespoons of table-salt, in 2 litres of water. You will want more than 2% w/v of saline in the water. Spike it with a little orange juice to try to keep from vomiting. Try to get it down within an hour or two. Then, you will RUN to the toilet, and rapidly dump the contents of your guts, with every meal that you had in the last several days. You will also be dumping large amounts of water. Some people do this as a purgative/laxative process. If your only supply was seawater, and you consumed it for several days, this can kill you. Osmosis starts with a membrane, that allows some things through (like water) but not other things (like NaCl table salt or sea salt). The salty water (with high concentrations/amounts of NaCl salt in it) will actually suck water out of the cells in your gut. Salty water sucks fresh water out of your body. Some sodium may be absorbed by your gut, and your kidneys will also be working overtime, trying to get rid of the excess. Another fun fact is that, poor hydration can happen with high-sugar liquids. Again, it is about the high amount of solutes (stuff floating around in the liquid) compared to solvent (the water). I have encountered rest-home staff who didn’t comprehend this, and didn’t care, as they shoved high-sugar juice at elderly people with weak kidneys. Also, drinking your own urine in the desert sounds badass, but is actually a terrible idea, due to the sodium and urea in it. Credit: Victoria Campbell Source: Quora … 6 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by BBBricks: 7:00pm On Jul 17, 2022 |
They always take fresh water(river water) with them before they leave the port Or they will have a desalination equipment in the ship 13 Likes |
Re: Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by PumpumPrince: 7:01pm On Jul 17, 2022 |
Jackossky: |
Re: Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by PumpumPrince: 7:03pm On Jul 17, 2022 |
Jackossky: BRO, ROMANCE SECTIION is strictly for chasssin women?....so how is drinkin sea water sopose to help any male acheve his mission? kindly move your thread to tecnology section sir!!(no oofensce) |
Re: Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by VeryWickedMan: 7:05pm On Jul 17, 2022 |
Only a fool will die of thirst at sea when he can drink his own urine continuously or kill his colleagues and sustain himself off their blood. 3 Likes |
Re: Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by Jeon(f): 7:05pm On Jul 17, 2022 |
Jackossky:Sea water will dehydrate you due to high level of salt content. kidneys can't handle that much salt, so you will die faster. 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by illicit(m): 7:07pm On Jul 17, 2022 |
Add sugar join That's ORS 2 Likes |
Re: Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by Nobody: 7:07pm On Jul 17, 2022 |
Jeon:And it melts your skin! If you soak in it for too long... 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by VeryWickedMan: 7:11pm On Jul 17, 2022 |
Datboredberri: Which kain lie be dis? 7 Likes
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Re: Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by LikeAking: 7:13pm On Jul 17, 2022 |
Jeon: Smart! 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by Jeon(f): 7:13pm On Jul 17, 2022 |
Datboredberri: Yeap.. With the exposure to a combination of salt, sun and sand.. Salt water is packed up with Magnesium, calcium, and potassium help to absorb toxins in the body and promote the healing process . Everything with advantages and disadvantages.. I just love the Blue and Aqua color of the habitat 4 Likes |
Re: Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by Jeon(f): 7:16pm On Jul 17, 2022 |
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Re: Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by Rico96(m): 7:17pm On Jul 17, 2022 |
So if you boil sea water you get salt...nice one |
Re: Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by Framel: 8:07pm On Jul 17, 2022 |
VeryWickedMan: When is your next HIV test appointment? It's mid July already. Have you considered North Korea as an alternative option, since you hate us that much but still foolish enough to keep applying for visa to a country you detest. Isn't that MADNESS? 4 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by kaptaintintin: 10:45pm On Jul 17, 2022 |
Datboredberri: And this lie shock even devil sef |
Re: Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by Nobody: 11:00pm On Jul 17, 2022 |
SALINITY says it all! |
Re: Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by Nobody: 2:50am On Jul 18, 2022 |
VeryWickedMan:So if you are a colleague, will you be willing to be killed to satisfy thirst or hunger? I dunno why you don't use your brain well. You need good feeding. Go to my profile n eat fried rice 1 Like |
Re: Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by CrownOfClay724: 6:11am On Jul 18, 2022 |
Rico96: Yes. I've seen the experiment. When the water boils off, there will be a residue of magnesium salt. |
Re: Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by BeanmanX(m): 7:49am On Jul 18, 2022 |
Educative,,,,I think it's unsafe to consume salt water hence why those ship use fresh water from streams instead of oceans salt water,,,, drinking salt water can be detrimental to one's health especially the kidney |
Re: Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by Gadafii: 7:59am On Jul 18, 2022 |
Experienced sailors always have large reservoirs of water aboard when they sail |
Re: Why Do People Die Of Thirst When Sailing On Sea? by siofra(f): 11:23am On Jul 18, 2022 |
VeryWickedMan: Salt water eats at your skin. You should have just kept quiet in your ignorance. |
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