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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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− | The first sign of absurdity | + | This comic plays on the idea that there is little to no consensus in the scientific community with regard as to the amount of water a person should drink per day. In the first panel White Hat presents us with an innocent and sensible suggestion (although controversial) that people should drink six glasses of water per day. In the second panel, more characters joined the discussion, all with different (one of which markedly different) opinions, highlighting the existence of a wide range of so-called 'optimum' liquid consumption 'rule-of-thumb'. Implied here is the variety of health-related books, articles, blogs or other literature published that self-proclaims an optimum drinking formula. The first sign of absurdity arises here in the second panel when Black Hat posits that we need 5 glasses of water every minute. This equates to 7200 glasses of water a day, and using the standard definition of a glass being equal to 8 oz, Black Hat is suggesting that we should each drink 1.7 cubic meters of water a day, not only curing {{w|dehydration}} but also causing {{w|water intoxication}}. This sarcastic {{Citation needed}} statement further emphasizes the absurdity of the problem at hand. |
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− | + | In the third and fourth panels, Megan, although having read through all studies on dehydration (or low-grade dehydration in particular), still could not come to a solid conclusion. She becomes dizzy and starts commenting on her own experience of dehydration due to her research on dehydration (ironically). Her personal experience with dehydration prompted someone off-panel to get some water. Cueball finally suggests that she should drink straight from the tap, a (tenuously) sincere suggestion seeing her dehydration, but mostly referring to Black Hat's sarcastic comment earlier. This could be helpful advice if Cueball is referring to [[Beret Guy]]'s soup tap in [[1293: Job Interview]]. | |
− | The title text contains a mix-up between two often stated intervals; drinking eight glasses of water per day | + | The title text contains a mix-up between two often stated intervals; drinking eight glasses of water per day and changing the engine oil every {{w|3,000_mile_myth|3000 miles}} (almost 5000 km). Obviously it's impossible to drink 3000 glasses of water, and changing the oil every eight miles would make driving a car very impractical. |
− | + | Beret Guy and Megan are participants of a thought experiment concerning glasses of water and vacua in [[what if?]] ''{{what if|6|Glass Half Empty}}''. | |
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+ | This subject of the comic has already been mentioned in ''{{what if|74|Soda Planet}}''. | ||
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The question of how much water we should drink per day is the subject of furious debate—the "8 glasses" thing seems to be a myth—but the amount of water we actually drink per day seems to be about a liter. | The question of how much water we should drink per day is the subject of furious debate—the "8 glasses" thing seems to be a myth—but the amount of water we actually drink per day seems to be about a liter. | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[White Hat and Cueball standing together.] | :[White Hat and Cueball standing together.] | ||
− | : | + | :Cueball: Many people are mildly dehydrated. And don't realize it. You should drink at least six glasses of water per day. |
− | :[ | + | :[Ponytail and Black Hat join the scene.] |
− | :Off-panel | + | :Off-panel from the left: No, ''eight'' glasses! |
:Ponytail: I heard ten. | :Ponytail: I heard ten. | ||
:Black Hat: You need to drink at least five glasses of water per minute. | :Black Hat: You need to drink at least five glasses of water per minute. | ||
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:Later: | :Later: | ||
+ | :[Megan holding a book or a thick binder.] | ||
:Megan: Okay, I just read through every study I could find to try to figure out whether low-grade dehydration is even a real thing. | :Megan: Okay, I just read through every study I could find to try to figure out whether low-grade dehydration is even a real thing. | ||
− | :Off-panel | + | :Off-panel from the right: What did you learn? |
− | :[Megan | + | :[Megan has squeans above hear head.] |
:Megan: If you spend all day doing research and forget to eat or drink, you start to feel pretty bad. | :Megan: If you spend all day doing research and forget to eat or drink, you start to feel pretty bad. | ||
− | :Off-panel | + | :Off-panel from the right: I'll get some water. |
:Megan: ''But how many glas'' - Whoa, feeling dizzy. | :Megan: ''But how many glas'' - Whoa, feeling dizzy. | ||
:Cueball: Maybe you should just drink straight from the tap. | :Cueball: Maybe you should just drink straight from the tap. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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