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If you were surrounded in water, and never had a drink, could you die of dehydration?
so basically, can your skin absorb water to help you survive?
8 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Well if you were in the ocean you could. But in fresh water like a lake sure. No skin doesnt absorb water.
- AlexLv 61 decade ago
No, you must take water in. You also can't drink salt water.
One family that lived at sea for a number of months survived on fish and turtle blood, but we are not set up to absorb it thru our skin.
An alternative is to take enemas of water or blood (but not salt water) which is what this family did part of the time. I saw them on tv, it was an amazing story.............
- 1 decade ago
well i watch this medical show enough called HOUSE by the way says the skin can asorb things so i believe your skin would absorb a little water at a time but not fast enough to keep u living
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- 1 decade ago
Nope, water has to be taken in via the mouth to have any effect.
Source(s): Common sense - Anonymous1 decade ago
hmmmmmmm
salt water or fresh
Source(s): I could figure it out, fun to just think of floating in slightly salty water, mmmmmmmmmm
