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donkeylicious.com - 1/1/2009

The Magic Of Pre-Hydration

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For my last couple semesters as a grad student teaching classes at Texas, I would always find some excuse to tell the students about how important it is to drink plenty of water before you go out for a big night of drinking. And while this isn't a drinking blog, it's such an important piece of ...

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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 1/2/2009

The Importance of Hydration

— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — I don’t always actually manage to follow Neil Sinhababu’s sound advice on hangover avoidance, but it’s still... true. Interestingly, I was first taught this tip by my high school physics teacher. Some would say it was an inappropriate ... (more) The Importance of Hydration

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commentsfromleftfield.com - 12/27/2008

Do You Believe in Magic?

— commentsfromleftfield.com — Carmen D puts the latest iteration of the “Magic Negro” controversy in broader context by revisiting an... old post of hers on the original source of the conservative meme, a 2007 LA Times op-ed by author (and OG Vast Left Wing Conspirator) David Ehrenstein: Ehrenstein seems to ... (more) Do You Believe in Magic?

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The Importance of Hydration
Matthew Yglesias — ... I don’t always actually manage to follow Neil Sinhababu’s sound advice on hangover avoidance, but it’s still true. Interestingly, I was first taught this tip by my high school physics teacher. Some would say it was an inappropriate subject, but honestly I think it’s a smart idea for science instructors to show that their expertise can be practical. ...

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Balloon Juice — A little late now, but this (via Matt) agrees with my own college experience. I drank a huge pitcher of water every night that I drank heavily and can’t remember even one time that I woke up with a hangover. I remember getting up to piss a lot, but after a night of drinking that happens anyway. Another bit of useful know-how that I picked up empirically is that you can fix the spin-dizzy feeling by spinning twice in the reverse direction. My wife, a neuroscientist with experience in balance, scoffed on the grounds that nobody had ever published on ...