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How long do you think you could live on water alone?

asked Nov 19 '10 at 16:45

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edited Nov 19 '10 at 18:00

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Thank you Chris for telling people they could have blank questions...

(Nov 19 '10 at 16:51) Yuma Yuma's gravatar image

Come again?

(Nov 19 '10 at 16:56) Database Database's gravatar image
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A couple of weeks ago Chris made a post that said "Can a Question's Content Be Empty?" and ever since then, people have been doing it. The whole point in having a description is to further explain your situation.

(Nov 19 '10 at 17:13) catchatyou catchatyou's gravatar image

It would be great to have that post closed.

(Nov 19 '10 at 17:17) Madison Tries Madison%20Tries's gravatar image
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But people would still be able to see the post. Maybe edited?

(Nov 19 '10 at 17:19) TheTechDude TheTechDude's gravatar image

I think editing it would be okay. I mean if we get all of us to edit it... Then they wont look at one person to blame. They will see it as a community problem. I am filling in this post to try to lower future blanks.

(Nov 19 '10 at 18:00) Madison Tries Madison%20Tries's gravatar image
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Erm ok, I must of missed that post that Chris made. I'll be aware in the future that it doesn't happen again.

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Three minutes without air. Three days without water. Three weeks without food.

Two free answers for you there.

answered Nov 20 '10 at 13:54

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In 1981 10 Irish hunger strikers died, surviving between 46 and 73 days. One man actually went 70 days and stopped and made pretty much a full recovery. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_Irish_hunger_strike

I don't think theres a correct answer to this question as there are too many factors to be taken into account for instance age and health prior to not eating.

Personally I'd like to think I could last at least a month.

answered Nov 20 '10 at 14:04

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Not very long. However long you can go without food. But before death, when your body eats all the fat and muscle you have on your body, then it will move to your bones. So... Not very long, and it would be a painful death.

answered Mar 05 '12 at 18:38

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you mean not getting anything other than water ?

answered Nov 19 '10 at 17:42

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Yes mate..

(Nov 19 '10 at 18:23) Database Database's gravatar image

Your able to live up to two months with water depending on how healthy you are and your body fat content (because your body will eat fat before it starts eating muscle).

answered Nov 20 '10 at 14:27

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So if I was a big person (Meaning fat) I would last twice as long as a average person?

(Nov 21 '10 at 11:39) Database Database's gravatar image

same as Eeveevolve above. maybe 5 minutes before brain damage, and then another 10 till im dead? May be less b/c im very weak and can't run. so maybe max of ten if im lucky. no air=BAD

answered Nov 20 '10 at 14:47

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Wow FilipinoPower, ya can't be more wrong in your answer. The body will absorb muscle first before fat.

answered Mar 03 '12 at 17:17

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A day. No I am not fat. But if this question was "How long could you live without water?" I would say around 2 hours. Ima Water Boy.

answered Mar 05 '12 at 16:20

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