hedwards: So, in order to prevent problems with washing away electrolytes, I'll add iodized salt and potassium to the water. If you're doing that, then you can drink quite a bit before having to worry about water poisoning.

hedwards: Those sort of static recommendations are quite stupid.

During the summer, I'll drink gallons a day because nobody around here has air conditioning and even when they do they set it at like 78 degrees, which is madness.

So, in order to prevent problems with washing away electrolytes, I'll add iodized salt and potassium to the water. If you're doing that, then you can drink quite a bit before having to worry about water poisoning.

Cyraxpt: Well, if it's more than 1l in one go, yeah, i could see that being kind of weird, unless it was a really hot day, i remember in my old job i had to unload container with only 1 coworker with time limite and that f-day was hot like hell, whoever was responsible for the drinking machine made some cash out of it, i must have bought 4 or 5 cans of soda (0.35l or 12 oz) in 2 hours.

Rusty_Gunn: It's not that I chug the 32 oz in the morning & then say "that's the water for the day."

I typically drink from one of these ....
http://www.amazon.com/Aladdin-Classic-Insulated-Mason-Tumbler/dp/B00MHV9KWE
& it take me awhile to finish it, most a day when it's not hot weather

Antimateria: Sounds great. But you basically pour salt a bit in drinking water? What is potassium is it a thing that normal people have in cabinets?