Kriston finds it impossible that I drink as much as 7 liters of water in one day. I say, well, it's true. Here's the proof. Kriston demands video of me at work all day, drinking my 4-5 liters (the rest I drink at home, generally). I say to that, you think my vlogging is awful now? JUST WAIT.
Why is this SO HARD FOR HIM TO BELIEVE? There have got to be other folks out there who drink just that much water. And go to the bathroom 20-30 times a day.
Consuming as little as 1.8 litres of water (0.48 gal) in a single sitting may prove fatal for a person adhering to a low-sodium diet, or 3 litres (0.79 gallons) for a person on a normal diet.
Posted by: Matt F | April 18, 2007 at 02:03 PM
I drink an awful lot of water too. Probably 3-4 glasses (I'll guess that's about 1 litre) before work, 3-4 litres during the work day, and 5-7 glasses in the evening. Yeah I guess that does come out to about 7 litres.
Posted by: Amanda | April 18, 2007 at 02:39 PM
Also, Matt, this has been my routine pretty much since high school, and as far as I know, haven't died yet.
Posted by: Amanda | April 18, 2007 at 02:44 PM
Yep, me too. Maybe girls just drink a lot more water than guys?
Posted by: Becks | April 18, 2007 at 02:46 PM
Yglesias claims to drink more than 7 a day.
Posted by: catherine | April 18, 2007 at 02:53 PM
I also drink very large amounts of water. I refill my Nalgene bottle at least once a day, plus I stop at water fountains pretty much whenever I can when I'm on campus.
Posted by: teofilo | April 18, 2007 at 02:56 PM
I probably drink 7 liters of water in a month. I am never, ever thirsty. After a workout, I'll have about one glass worth.
Sometimes, at night, I can hear the kidney stones growing.
Posted by: susan | April 18, 2007 at 03:39 PM
For susan.
Posted by: standpipe | April 18, 2007 at 03:56 PM
At this point, my kidneys are little more than tightly wadded coffee filters. I must absorb moisture from the air, since I certainly drink more from my mug than my Nalgene.
Posted by: Armsmasher | April 18, 2007 at 04:15 PM
Holy crap, Cath! That is straight NUTLOG! At some point, don't you worry about water intoxication? It's a serious problem, even if the lead singer of Coldplay wear some fucking tape on his hand about it.
I pee that many times a day. But that's because I'm currently on Lasik. That shit has made me like the fountains in front of the Bellagio.
Posted by: DCeiver | April 18, 2007 at 08:34 PM
Why is the label reversed on the Deer Park bottle? Or do you only drink kraP reeD water?
"Crap Reed" would be a great name for a clarinet punk band.
Posted by: mike d | April 18, 2007 at 08:43 PM
Scientific comment: 1mL is about 1 gram, so 1000 mL is 1 L or 1000 g or 1 kilo. If you drink 7 L a day, then you are putting on 7 kg of mass or 15.4 lbs of weight a day. If you assume you pee half of that away, and secrete one-quarter of that (tears, sweat, teh poop, etc.) then you are left with one-quarter of water a day... 3.85 lbs. You are putting on almost 4 lbs a day with that kind of water consumption! However, you lose more of that water if you exercise, drink alcohol or coffee, and/or engage in sexual activity (possibly consider exercise!?).
If you really want to prove how much you are drinking and losing, just step on a scale throughout the day, before and after drinking as well as going #1 (and/or dropping a deuce).
Fun fact: An F1 racer can lose between 15 to 25 lbs of weight during the course of a race. How? Sweat! That is why they are required to have water inside the car as well as consume large amounts after the race.
For more info on water intoxication: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
Posted by: UnstoppableAwesomeness | April 19, 2007 at 03:16 PM