On 27/03/2010 3:49 AM, Dan Abel wrote:
> In .au>,
> > wrote:
>
>> On 13/03/2010 10:56 AM, Omelet wrote:
>>> In >,
>>> "J. > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Find a copy of "On Food and Cooking" (any decent library should have it
>>>> and it's usually on the shelf at the major chain bookstores), look in
>>>> the index under "salt", read all the entries.
>>>>
>>>> There is sufficient evidence that excesses of oxygen will kill you
>>>> deader'n Hell so I guess you'll want to outlaw air next.
>>>
>>> H2O can be deadly too! Let's ban it!
>>
>> Only when consumed in excess!
>
> Death by H2O is normally due to inhalation, not by stomach.
>
It is possible to drink H2O to excess and die as a result. I seem to
recall that a young woman recently died as a consequence of drinking too
much water. Can't recall which country it was but, no doubt, Google will
provide a reference.

Krypsis