Water Sucks!

Well, at least for Jennifer Strange, a 28 year old from Sacramento, California who died of water intoxication after competing in the contest, "Hold your wee for a wii". Yes, believe it or not, people have actually died from too much water! Most people know that our bodies are made up of over 70% water, but few know that as little as 6 liters of water can change that balance, and actually kill you from water intoxication. Think of water intoxication as a bathtub with the drain open and the water running. Although the drain is constantly disposing of water in your system, it is possible for the faucet to run at a high enough rate, causing the amount of water to grow and overflow into parts of the bathroom that you don't want wet. Jennifer is not the only case for water intoxication. Deaths from hyperhydration have also been caused by athletes trying to recover from an event, or even users of the common drug known as Extacy who try to drink as much water as possible after wearing themselves out during a "roll".
            But seriously, all warnings and fear aside, ARE YOU KIDDING??? It amazes me that people actually DIE from drinking too much water! and even more bothersome to me is that someone took the time to write an article making water intoxication sound like the next Black Plague. Did you know that over 2 MILLION children a year die of dehydration? How many stories have you heard about children who can't drink because they are stricken with diarrhea? In my opinion, the people who wrote this article would have made a much bigger change by looking up ways to help hydrate than why drinking water can kill you.