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Why is drinking sea water a bad idea?
Human blood has around a 1.08% salt concentration.
Urine has a maximum urine concentration of 2.2%.
Sea water has a salt concentration of around 0.9%.
While it would initially make you more thristy, I would imagine salt water would quench your thirst once your kidneys filter out the excess salt. So why is drinking salt water a bad idea when you're stranded on an island or ship? (concerning only salt concentration in sea water, in this scenario just consider the sea water to be distillate water with 1.08% salt concentration.)
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