shish_mish@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoCyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bagwww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1482arrow-down18
arrow-up1474arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square60fedilink
minus-squareCypher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·1 month 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-up4arrow-down1·edit-21 month 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-up1·1 month 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.