shish_mish@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoCyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bagwww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1483arrow-down18
arrow-up1475arrow-down1external-linkCyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bagwww.cbsnews.comshish_mish@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squareCypher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·1 day agoWell you’re wrong, alcohol is a diuretic and a typical wine contains enough alcohol that you will lose water by drinking it.
minus-squareworkerONE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-218 hours agoBBC science News today says it will hydrate you enough to keep you alive. The guy in the news story stayed alive too. https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/on-a-desert-island-would-it-be-better-to-drink-wine-or-go-thirsty
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours ago The guy in the news story stayed alive too. You’re not wrong, but also common knowledge is you can survive 3 days without water.
Well you’re wrong, alcohol is a diuretic and a typical wine contains enough alcohol that you will lose water by drinking it.
BBC science News today says it will hydrate you enough to keep you alive. The guy in the news story stayed alive too.
https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/on-a-desert-island-would-it-be-better-to-drink-wine-or-go-thirsty
You’re not wrong, but also common knowledge is you can survive 3 days without water.