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🕑 Added 2020-02-14 19:52:51 +0000 UTCIt's probably for the best that Catalina is not an alchemist.
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This is a pretty chill, down-to-earth moment, but we can have those, right? Right?!
Look, if this is too mundane to you, just focus on how ridiculous Catalina's hair is for a bit, alright? Just stare at it for a bit and remember that everything is still ridiculous.
As for what they're talking about, I've been explained the SCIENCE! before, but ultimately all my memory seems to care about is "dehydration is a thing that can happen, drink some water".
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I recall in college coming across the chemical formula for how human bodies process alcohol. If I recall correctly, it uses seven water molecules for every alcohol molecule. I'm pretty sure most of what makes you pee a lot when you drink beer is other stuff in the beer. The one time I experimented with alcohol, I drank most of a fifth of whiskey, and I didn't really have to go to the bathroom a lot. I've not performed a similar experiment with beer because by the time I found a beer I could actually drink, I had already learned that I can drink roughly a tenth of whiskey over the course of a couple hours and barely feel it. That translates to more beer than I want to buy - especially since even the beer I can drink isn't really something I'd consider palatable.
coredumperror
Actually, it's an myth that soda is a diuretic. It's just less hydrating than drinking the same amount of water.
John Trauger
Rhoda as a rowdy drunk. Film at 11. :)
ZekeStaright
Liquid Bread
Fenrir
Probably for the same reason, but I'm no pharmacologist.
Stephen Gilberg
Caffeinated drinks are bad for hydration as well.
The Sunroses
we love Catalina's hair so much tbh
Vicroc4
IIRC what's actually happening is your body going on high alert and trying to flush the toxic substance out of your system as fast as possible. Because yeah, ethanol is actually toxic - it just has an exceptionally high LD50 compared to substances we usually think of as toxic.
Chordat
Having looked up the SCIENCE: Ethanol tells your kidneys to make more pee, which uses up more water than usual, which is why you end up dehydrated after drinking booze. As well as needing to pee a lot.
Aaron Gullison
Usually it's water, then beer.
