Mountian Dew

amoeba · 12-05-2003, 12:43 AM

I came across a site the other day that freaked me out. What it does is determine how many Mountian Dew's it would take to kill you. Sad that too many can kill you. I love Mountian Dew

I found out it would take about 175 cans in one setting to kill me. I dont think thats too bad.

http://www.linkydinky.com/dewkiller.shtml

Here's the link just in case you like Mountian Dew as much as me and need to know

juju · 12-05-2003, 01:06 AM

You can actually die from drinking too much water, too. I forget how much, though.

insoluble · 12-05-2003, 01:15 AM

so you weigh 141?

wolf · 12-05-2003, 01:23 AM

The actual amount varies with age, body weight and chemistry. (this is my excuse for not posting an amount. I'll ask a doctor tomorrow, assuming I remember to do so).

The condition known as "water intoxication" or "hyponatremia" results from drinking so much fluid that the amount sodium in the blood is too diluted to keep body function going. You see the condition in runners who don't replace enough electrolytes (through the ever-popular sports beverages) and in some mental patients who have a condition called "psychogenic polydipsia" which means "drinks too much damn water." Occasionally we have someone on the unit that has to be monitored for drinking water, which is a pain in the ass ... because they need to be restricted from areas with water coolers and faucets.

wolf · 12-05-2003, 01:25 AM

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Originally posted by amoeba

I found out it would take about 175 cans in one setting to kill me. I dont think thats too bad.

How long is a "sitting"?

I don't think it would take quite that many, actually. The spike in your blood sugar would get you long before the hyponatremia would shut down your kidney function.

wolf · 12-05-2003, 01:29 AM

Found it ... >2 gallons of water/day, with less output than input.

http://blueprint.bluecrossmn.com/topic/topic100587242

amoeba · 12-05-2003, 01:35 AM

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Originally posted by insoluble
so you weigh 141?

Just had to figure that out huh?

insoluble · 12-05-2003, 03:04 AM

Yeah - I'm a nerd.
I'm with Wolf - hyperglycemia would get you early on.

lumberjim · 12-05-2003, 09:37 AM

don't feel bad amoeba, it would take me 323 cans. and I'm only 5'2"......

FileNotFound · 12-05-2003, 09:43 AM

290 at 6'6"

At lan parties I used to drink about 23 cans of that stuff in a day.

russotto · 12-05-2003, 11:03 AM

Hyponatremia won't kill you if you Do The Dew -- it's got 75mg of sodium per 12-oz can.

Griff · 12-05-2003, 11:09 AM

208? I'd be clawing the walls like a cat after about five though. That much sugar and caffeine would flip me out.

hot_pastrami · 12-05-2003, 11:29 AM

I used to drink Mountain Dew Code Red until I found out that it (as well as regular Mountain Dew) contain Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO). That's basically Bromine and vegetable Oil. Bromine is very bad stuff, it is used for things like sanitizing swimming pools. They say that once it enters your body, some of it finds a home in your fat cells and stays there forever. Lemme see if I can find a link...

Ah, here's one.

Happy Monkey · 12-05-2003, 11:45 AM

Nothin' better to clear the sinuses.

lumberjim · 12-05-2003, 01:32 PM

142.7? I wouldn't make it thru 1...... nasty goat piss tasting oddly colored scum that it is....

12-05-2003, 12:43 AM	#1
amoeba Writer of Writings Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Brewcity Posts: 14	Mountian Dew I came across a site the other day that freaked me out. What it does is determine how many Mountian Dew's it would take to kill you. Sad that too many can kill you. I love Mountian Dew I found out it would take about 175 cans in one setting to kill me. I dont think thats too bad. http://www.linkydinky.com/dewkiller.shtml Here's the link just in case you like Mountian Dew as much as me and need to know __________________ I'm usually not a praying [wo]man, but if you're up there, please save me, superman! -Homer Simpson

12-05-2003, 01:23 AM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The actual amount varies with age, body weight and chemistry. (this is my excuse for not posting an amount. I'll ask a doctor tomorrow, assuming I remember to do so). The condition known as "water intoxication" or "hyponatremia" results from drinking so much fluid that the amount sodium in the blood is too diluted to keep body function going. You see the condition in runners who don't replace enough electrolytes (through the ever-popular sports beverages) and in some mental patients who have a condition called "psychogenic polydipsia" which means "drinks too much damn water." Occasionally we have someone on the unit that has to be monitored for drinking water, which is a pain in the ass ... because they need to be restricted from areas with water coolers and faucets. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-05-2003, 01:29 AM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Found it ... >2 gallons of water/day, with less output than input. http://blueprint.bluecrossmn.com/topic/topic100587242 __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-05-2003, 09:37 AM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	don't feel bad amoeba, it would take me 323 cans. and I'm only 5'2"...... __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-05-2003, 09:43 AM	#10
FileNotFound Intouch with his inner sheep rider. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 603	290 at 6'6" At lan parties I used to drink about 23 cans of that stuff in a day. __________________ This is a rat. \|This is a hamster.\| This is a chipmunk.\| This is a Sheep Rider.

12-05-2003, 01:06 AM	#2
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	You can actually die from drinking too much water, too. I forget how much, though.

12-05-2003, 01:15 AM	#3
insoluble developmentally disabled rear end headwear Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: syracuse, ny Posts: 207	so you weigh 141?

12-05-2003, 03:04 AM	#8
insoluble developmentally disabled rear end headwear Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: syracuse, ny Posts: 207	Yeah - I'm a nerd. I'm with Wolf - hyperglycemia would get you early on.

12-05-2003, 11:03 AM	#11
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Hyponatremia won't kill you if you Do The Dew -- it's got 75mg of sodium per 12-oz can.

12-05-2003, 11:09 AM	#12
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	208? I'd be clawing the walls like a cat after about five though. That much sugar and caffeine would flip me out. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-05-2003, 11:29 AM	#13
hot_pastrami I am meaty Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,119	I used to drink Mountain Dew Code Red until I found out that it (as well as regular Mountain Dew) contain Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO). That's basically Bromine and vegetable Oil. Bromine is very bad stuff, it is used for things like sanitizing swimming pools. They say that once it enters your body, some of it finds a home in your fat cells and stays there forever. Lemme see if I can find a link... Ah, here's one. __________________ Hot Pastrami!

12-05-2003, 11:45 AM	#14
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	MMMmmmm... Bromine.... Nothin' better to clear the sinuses. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

12-05-2003, 01:32 PM	#15
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	142.7? I wouldn't make it thru 1...... nasty goat piss tasting oddly colored scum that it is.... __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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