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asaris 10-24-2005 12:24 PM

Eh, irregardless is in the OED as non-standard, so that's good enough for me.

Randerolf 11-03-2005 02:36 PM

The medicine cabinet in your bathroom is the worst (well one of the worst ;) ) place(s) to put your drugs.

The high level of humidity and high fluctuation of temperature tend to break down the medicine.

SERPENT7 11-12-2005 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by eeef2
urine is sterile- most of the time- and one could drink it to survive without water.

Posted by Vitamin H:
I'd like to dispute this. While urine is generally sterile (unless you have an infection in your bladder, kidneys, or tubing) drinking it to survive when you have no water is not a good idea. You're just reingesting stuff that your kidneys will have to re-excrete, causing you to lose more water.

Actually eeef2 is right. But only so long as the urine is clearish. Once it turns yellow, it is mostly uric acid, which is toxic.

Randerolf 11-13-2005 02:18 PM

From the reprint of the Department of the Army Field Manual: US Army Survival Manual, page 3-2

Quote:

Do not use sea water or urine under any circumstances. Although they will satisfy thirst temporarily, they actually cause additional water loss from the body, promote dehydrations, and if taken in sufficent quantity, will kill you.
Then again, wikipedia says of urine
Quote:

Shipwrecked or people otherwise adrift at sea for long periods often resort to drinking their urine when no rainwater is available, seawater being unsuitable. People stranded in deserts often also drank urine to prevent life-threatening dehydration from setting in.

soccerchamp76 11-14-2005 11:56 AM

Randerolf, et all, I think the main concept behind drinking your own urine would be as a brief temporary solution if you knew you would be rescued within a couple days but you needed SOME water to maintain your health.

soccerchamp76 11-14-2005 12:00 PM

This is an interesting phenomena, as least to me.

In physics, you would logically assume that the quickest way from point A to point B is a straight line, correct? Well, technically, it isn't. If you have a ball on an incline plane, for instance, 45º, and measure the time it takes to roll down the hill, it will be slower than this:
Imagine a wheel, but cut in quarters, like a pizza. Now, take the curve sloping downward, and release the ball from there. It will be quicker than the straight line attempt, due to differences in potential and kinetic energy.
Hopefully, you were able to visualize this.


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