As I understand it, the main danger is not that you leach minerals from your body. Instead, the cells in your body will not only leach minerals but also absorb water (to equal the electrolytic concentration) until they "explode". If too many cells are killed, you will also die. In fact, drinking too much tap water will also have this effect, but then you need to drink a lot of water. Per-Erik Tegehall -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: Douglas O. Pauls [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Skickat: den 9 december 2004 14:16 Till: [log in to unmask] Ämne: Re: [TN] DI Water Jack, In this case, your brother is right. Drinking DI water exclusively would rob your body of electrolytes and other vital minerals. Once in a while, not a problem, as Rudy can attest. Doug Pauls "Jack C. Olson" <OLSON_JACK_C@CAT .COM> To Sent by: TechNet [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> cc Subject 12/08/2004 11:31 Re: [TN] DI Water PM Please respond to TechNet E-Mail Forum <[log in to unmask]> ; Please respond to "Jack C. Olson" <OLSON_JACK_C@CAT .COM> Ok, don't laugh at me if I have been decieved, but this conversation reminds me of something my brother told me, and I don't know how to prove if it is true or not. He said if you drank pure water consistently, it would eventually kill you. Sounds weird, but his reasoning is that water is a powerful solvent, and the reason tap water doesn't do too much is because it already has so much "stuff" in it. If you drank PURE water it would keep leaching minerals and "stuff" from your body and you'd DIE. For the record, I have learned that my brother is not always right... <grin> bunk? (or debunk?) Jack (aka "the gullible guy") --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------