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Kvltist Jul 31, 2015 @ 3:40pm
Drinking sodas makes you thirsty?
do you want high or low h20? drinkin water decreses it and soda increses it. if increasing it is bad it would make no sense. Drinking soda makes you thirsty!?
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Western Orthodoxy Jul 31, 2015 @ 3:43pm 
Someone didn't get the memo carbonated beverages make you dehydrated in the real world...
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Kvltist Jul 31, 2015 @ 3:52pm 
Originally posted by Composition:
Someone didn't get the memo carbonated beverages make you dehydrated in the real world...
They doo? well I be damned. Cola makes all my thirst go away. Thanks though
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Bansheebutt Jul 31, 2015 @ 4:01pm 
While we're on the subject, may as well tell you shouldn't drink alchohol to help when you're freezing either.
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Western Orthodoxy Jul 31, 2015 @ 4:02pm 
Originally posted by Loka<:
Originally posted by Composition:
Someone didn't get the memo carbonated beverages make you dehydrated in the real world...
They doo? well I be damned. Cola makes all my thirst go away. Thanks though
It only quenches the feeling of thirst for a limited time. You may feel hydrated however your body indeed is being drained of even more fluids as you consume carbonated drinks in a state of dehydration.
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Sparse Dunes Jul 31, 2015 @ 4:27pm 
Repharasing Ben Yahtzee Crowshaw's video

It's the caffine and sugar, they absorb the water in your body and in turn make you more thirsty.

It will quench your thirst for a while, but you'll feel thirsty again. Because Soda is still made out of water(thankfully not pure corn syrup)

It's why I always drink water right after drinking soda. It's also to counter balance the sugar intake(though I don't know how effective that actually is, just my nutrition teacher told me).

Originally posted by aggh:
While we're on the subject, may as well tell you shouldn't drink alchohol to help when you're freezing either.
or while your hungry, a bottle of beer also equivalates to one bowl of white rice(which is a lot of carbs).
Last edited by Sparse Dunes; Jul 31, 2015 @ 4:28pm
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Commie Mommy Jul 31, 2015 @ 5:01pm 
Originally posted by Loka<:
do you want high or low h20? drinkin water decreses it and soda increses it. if increasing it is bad it would make no sense. Drinking soda makes you thirsty!?
This game takes place in an era that's similar to the 1950's, in the 50's safety regulations were minimal to non-existant, now soda still will dehydrate you due to it's high sodium content, and seeming as there's a drink that is irradiated in this game I think it's safe to say that makes sense.
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Kvltist Jul 31, 2015 @ 5:46pm 
You can learn alot from a video game :) Wont take a cola with me next time i wander the sahara desert!
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PockX Jul 31, 2015 @ 6:56pm 
actually some sodas like coke for example (NOT THE DRUG, you sick busterds) has some salt in it - salt = thirst = dehydration = explanation = smartass :steamhappy:
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Improper Use Jul 31, 2015 @ 7:04pm 
Originally posted by Composition:
Someone didn't get the memo carbonated beverages make you dehydrated in the real world...

not true dudette.

althought apparently any water with carbonated concentration greater than 2.5% in volume often causes tummy cramps due to the CO2 dropping out of the previously ingested solution inside your tummy.

here, a free study.
https://www.utoledo.edu/med/depts/medicine/endocrinology/pdfs/Fluid_replacement_after_dehyrd.pdf

oh an how about evaporated still water? why are you still thirsty after drinking that?
Last edited by Improper Use; Jul 31, 2015 @ 7:08pm
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Vassago Rain Jul 31, 2015 @ 9:03pm 
Originally posted by Composition:
Someone didn't get the memo carbonated beverages make you dehydrated in the real world...

No, they don't. It's an urban legend.

For this here videogame, it makes perfect sense. There's lots of soda everywhere, but water is a special item, with a high price tag.
Last edited by Vassago Rain; Jul 31, 2015 @ 9:05pm
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Hey! It's me, Nana! Jul 31, 2015 @ 10:08pm 
Originally posted by Vassago Rain:
Originally posted by Composition:
Someone didn't get the memo carbonated beverages make you dehydrated in the real world...

No, they don't. It's an urban legend.

For this here videogame, it makes perfect sense. There's lots of soda everywhere, but water is a special item, with a high price tag.

Or free, if you drink it out of a clean toilet. Free-r if you can counteract the rads from a non-clean one.
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Vassago Rain Jul 31, 2015 @ 10:50pm 
Originally posted by TopperstheHat:
Originally posted by Vassago Rain:

No, they don't. It's an urban legend.

For this here videogame, it makes perfect sense. There's lots of soda everywhere, but water is a special item, with a high price tag.

Or free, if you drink it out of a clean toilet. Free-r if you can counteract the rads from a non-clean one.

Toilets, streams, springs, and other sources of water are kinda not all that portable. So purely gaming sense wise, it's okay that soda dehydrates you. There's lots of food that hydrates you, however, like the already super strong gecko kebab.

Good source of HP, good for starvation, and treats thirst. 0.25 pounds each.
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