[BV6lwvXf]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Pile as many blankets on you as you have and sweat it out. That's very bad advice. Then his fever is going to go threw the roof.

[MineOffedOvex]

Originally posted by Kidicious


Bottled water can be bad too, but I find it hard to believe that it's worse than tap water. When I moved here to Oklahoma City and took a shower in unfiltered water I couldn't stop sneezing. The steam was making the toxins enter my sinuses, and I must not have been used to the specific toxins in this water.

It's better to drink water you filter yourself, but I'll take bottled water of tap water any day.

You use the word 'toxins' like it has a specific meaning. It doesn't... 'toxins' are anything that is damaging to cells (including many beneficial things, such as lymphotoxins, which aren't really cell damaging at all).

Furthermore, it is highly unlikely for any 'toxins' in the water to evaporate along with the steam. Steam generally is purified water, unless something is dissolved in the water that has a boiling point around that of water (and most things dissolved in water are solids at any reasonable temperature). Alcohol or vinegar would go into the steam (although they likely would 'steam' well before the water did); most other things would just stay in the water.

There's a reason professional journals don't publish most of this toxin **** ... it's because it's nearly entirely bogus science, easily disprovable by someone with only an undergraduate college education. A real scientist specializing in this stuff would just laugh... Certainly there are very bad things that you can ingest that you shouldn't, but in most cases those things are intentionally ingested (ie, THC, heroin, alcohol, tobacco)...

[hotsaucemidl]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
No. What the French, Toast?

When you put blankets on it raises your body temperature. That's a good way to get brain damage.

[Joesred]

Next time, decide not to get sick beforehand.

As far as toxins in the water, I'll have to agree. Fluoridation is one nasty communist plot to sap and impurify our precious bodily fluids.

[HonestSean]

Kid drinks bottled water? And now he wants to fast to get rid of toxins. He should try teh "Kinoki foot pads" next

Wezil has bird flu

[TolleyBoymn]

I love the way people can get worked up at each other by only water. You guys got stress or what?

Btw, you get stress from too much carbonated water.

[rasiasertew]

My stomach gets annoyed by it... too much H2CO3 -> H2O+CO2 I think. *burp*

[boxcigsnick]

H2CO3 in the soda breaks down into H2O and CO2 in my stomach (and in the soda prior to that, but it's the in-stomach part that concerns me). Certainly it goes back into H2CO3 (mostly in the blood), but some of the CO2 is released into gaseous form in my stomach. Thus for my purposes it's a one-way reaction

[BigBobdd]

A little Civ and a little nap and I'm feeling much better.

I've taken my nighttime cough medicine so as long as it works and I can actually get a good night sleep I should be ready to roll in the morning.

[@Aerodyno@]

use the right arrow damnit

[Alupleintilla]

Originally posted by LordShiva
Kid drinks bottled water? And now he wants to fast to get rid of toxins. He should try teh "Kinoki foot pads" next

Wezil has bird flu I didn't say I was going to fast. Way to put words in my mouth.

I have been the victim of unfair trolling, and I won't stand for it.

[LkEHaduy]

Originally posted by Kidicious


You don't have any scientific evidence. You don't even sound like you know what you are talking about. I'm not going to argue with you about my experience in the shower either. I mean really, dust in the shower. What the hell is wrong with you? That's absurd. I'm not the one making outrageous claims about things in the water that are harmful. It is scientific fact that most things dissolved in water do not remain in steam (ever heard of evaporative distillation? IE, purifying water by evaporating it and then condensing it? No filter used, yet somehow the water ends up fairly pure afterwards...) Nearly everything dissolved in the water will stay in the liquid water (shut up, Krill, I'm basically correct given the composition of tap water).

Further, it has been scientifically shown that bottled water is if anything more dangerous than most (city) tap water. The best study of the matter is the NRDC study that shows there are several significant factors, such as Arsenic, that are present in some bottled water that would be tested for in tap water. Of course, in a small town the quality of tap water may vary; but in any urban area the tap water will be tested hundreds of times per day, while the bottled water in many cases is not tested at all. If you have concerns about your own water, it is fairly simple to test your water to determine if there are contaminants in it; and you absolutely should if you have any concerns. http://www.h2otest.com/ for example for a simple testing kit.

Finally, dust and mold in a shower is MUCH more likely to cause sneezing than anything in the water. Dust can accumulate on the top of surfaces and behind the toilet, cabinets, radiator, etc. (depending on the configuration of the bathroom), and mold/mildew frequently accumulates in showers even in places you cannot see. Dust and mildew are allergens that actually CAN cause you to sneeze, while most 'toxins' that might be actually found in tap water would not have that effect.

Scientific enough for you?

[Nypbscao]

http://www.rd.com/special-reports/th...k/article.html

[SkHukV3N]

Then I would advocate you get your water tested Kid and find out what's in it before you jump to conclusions.

[TeemFilla]

Don't assume a filter will pick up whatever you are concerned about - if you have a real concern, have it tested. Some things can pass through filters, and some things are a problem in shower water or whatnot that usually would not be filtered due to expense or difficulty in plumbing.

[Logaleta]

Originally posted by Kidicious


I already use a filter, but thanks. What!? You don't buy bottled water?

[economex]

Feeling better today Wezil?