I just read about an Indiana woman who died after drinking 4 16oz. bottles of water within 20 minutes. The sudden intake of water threw her electrolyte balance off and caused her brain to swell. Be careful out there. Even if you've been in the sun all day, don't consume large amounts of water in a short amount of time.
@divisionbyzero Funny story about water poisoning...back in my early construction days, worked on a crew outside in the summer heat, and I sweat like a horse even in cold weather without doing a lick of work...needless to say by lunch I was soaked, and deeeeeehydrated. I freaked out my foreman by drinking a gallon of ice water in under a minute...he was convinced I was killing myself! Told him how I sweat, and how I was actually just replenishing the lost water in my system 1/2
Almost 54yo Gen Xer here on BP meds; I blame DJT, lol.
Learned the hard way -- well, not too hard cuz I didn't have to go to the ER -- salts/minerals have to be replenished. During the summer (I'm a cook) my end of the line frequently hits 140f, sometimes more. Drinking water, seltzer, etc wasn't cutting it. Had to go to Body Armor, coconut water, even margarita-like rimmers on drinks to replace salts lost.
Heat exhaustion is no fun.
@InUnfunky @divisionbyzero Abso-f**kin-lutely !
@Avidspark I sweat in the same fashion. Given the opportunity to get rid of body heat, my body cranks the sweat response up to 11. Even when I was in peak physical shape in my 20s I sweated a ton. I never tried to drink a gallon in minutes but I did have to work at staying hydrated in the heat.
@divisionbyzero Brother! Yah, I do too, and the only reason I was so parched was that we hadn't been able to take even a breather that entire morning...when the concrete arrives, you pour until it's gone!
@divisionbyzero So he calmed down, saw how soaked I was, and realized the situation was okay...but a helper saw me, and bet he could do that too! We all tried to dissuade him...until he broke out some cash and said "Bet me!" After that, well 3 of us said okay, and put up $50...even gave him the rest of the half hour lunch break to do it...he got about a third of it down in 15 minutes...then spewed like the fountains at Bellagio...it was the funniest $20 I ever made, and it humbled him at last!