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it contains salt which holds water in its grains so it will dehydrate you. also salt is not good for you insides and most likely you would throw up salty water very quickly and therefore dehydrate yourself even more.
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Why is drinking sea water dangerous to humans?
It is not a good idea to drink sea water because of the large amounts of salt. The salt can dehydrate your cells causing you to urinate more water then you just consumed causing even more dehydration.
Why will drinking sea water or carbonated soft drinks produce more thirst?
Because both have substances that cause the body to dehydrate
What are the effects of drinking sea water?
Drinking seawater would significantly increase the amount of salt in the bloodstream and leads to dehydration. Nausea, weakness and even delirium are the effects of being dehydrated.
How do you get drinking water from sea water using natural materials?
What material can be used to filter sea water
What are the health benefits of drinking sea water?
The high salt content of sea water makes drinking it very unhealthful. The salt has to be excreted and that means that water from within your body has to be used to restore the osmolality of the blood to what it should be. Drinking sea water will lead to dehydration very quickly.
Can sea turtles die of thirst?
yes, if they swallow garbage then they can't swallow any water.
Can drinking water be extracted from sea water or salty ground water?
both.
What does evaporation increase in sea water?
Evaporation increases salt in sea water
Do you need to take drinking water to survive in Antarctica?
No. You can melt ice or desalinate sea water to obtain sufficient drinking water.
Is Sea Salt safe to put in your drinking water?
no
Why were the sea's important to the Greeks?
It provided drinking water.
Why filtering will not help you to make drinking water from sea water?
Drinking water can be made from sea water either by reverse osmosis filtering, or vacuum distillation, but both are too slow and expensive to be very useful.
