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Originally Posted by stanleychief
Death by over hydrating is a real thing, and I recall hearing about several of the cases mentioned in the Wikipedia page (towards the bottom) on this topic. I think the most talked about was the lady that entered a radio contest to win a Wii. (Shout out to displacedinMN with the link to that contest above!)
While capsaicin (the active ingredient in those chips) can be toxic, it takes a large amount of it to reach that point. I can't see how anyone could down that much capsaicin in one session. |
Yeah, I found the water intoxication hyperlink at Displaced’s link about the Wee for Wii.
Interesting stuff. Seems it is super rare and almost impossible to do “naturally” but still possible.
Seems too much of anything can kill you.