# Cactus Scientists Recommend Drinking 8 Cups Of Water Per Year **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 26, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cactus-scientists-recommend-drinking-8-cups-of-water-per-year/638890 "2012-10-26T00:55:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cactus-scientists-recommend-drinking-8-cups-of-water-per-year/638890/1 "2012-10-26T00:55:36Z")
[This important study just came out.](http://www.theonion.com/articles/cactus-scientists-recommend-drinking-8-cups-of-wat,30094/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=standard-post:headline:default) Source is The Onion, America’s finest news source. One of my favorite articles in a while. I absolutely can’t stop laughing. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cactus-scientists-recommend-drinking-8-cups-of-water-per-year/638890/2 "2012-10-26T01:13:06Z")
I can say with absolute certainty that I don’t drink even that much water per year. 'cause I drink…none. And haven’t in over 3 decades. :eek: Beat that, Dr Saguero! ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cactus-scientists-recommend-drinking-8-cups-of-water-per-year/638890/3 "2012-10-26T03:15:34Z")
Cactuar scientists recommend 1000 needles if hit. How can you not drink water _ever_? Are you part kangaroo rat? Because then I don’t think you should be posting here, considering the rules say you have to be 13, and you live maybe 5 years. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cactus-scientists-recommend-drinking-8-cups-of-water-per-year/638890/4 "2012-10-26T03:59:03Z")
Yeah, but every kangaroo rat year has gotta be like 15 human years, right? 😛 According to everyone I’ve ever talked to \ they all say I don’t drink any water. Obviously I do, it’s just coloured and flavored. The docs say 'You’re plenty hydrated, don’t worry about it unless your kidneys start giving you problems." And apparantly mine are made of rust-proof steel or something, 'cause I’ve never had a kidney stone or any other issue that comes from ‘not drinking enough water’. Perhaps I’ve just adapted extra-well to sucking it out of soda and coffee. Perhaps I’m part cactus. 😮 ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cactus-scientists-recommend-drinking-8-cups-of-water-per-year/638890/5 "2012-10-26T16:34:18Z")
[I Hope The Guy Who Got Knocked Out By The American Thighs In That Song Is Okay](http://www.theonion.com/articles/i-hope-the-guy-who-got-knocked-out-by-the-american,30107/) ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cactus-scientists-recommend-drinking-8-cups-of-water-per-year/638890/6 "2012-10-26T17:42:53Z")
This is a good one too [Birthday card discreetly passed around office like some sort of covert CIA operation](http://www.theonion.com/articles/birthday-card-discreetly-passed-around-office-like,30102/) ---
**Author:** ![Yumblie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cactus-scientists-recommend-drinking-8-cups-of-water-per-year/638890/7 "2012-10-27T07:05:50Z")
[It’s a conspiracy!](http://www.theonion.com/articles/poll-1-in-5-americans-believe-obama-is-a-cactus,18127/) ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cactus-scientists-recommend-drinking-8-cups-of-water-per-year/638890/8 "2012-10-27T09:13:21Z")
> [@hrhomer](#): > > [I Hope The Guy Who Got Knocked Out By The American Thighs In That Song Is Okay](http://www.theonion.com/articles/i-hope-the-guy-who-got-knocked-out-by-the-american,30107/) I had to stop and read that one also. And she’s right, it is not good to be shaken all night long after sustaining a probable concussion. BTW, it looks like the Onion have taken down their pay wall. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cactus-scientists-recommend-drinking-8-cups-of-water-per-year/638890/9 "2012-10-27T09:46:52Z")
From the OP article: > [@](#): > > At press time, a nesting pygmy owl was peering from an opening in one of Dr. Prickle’s many arms. Somehow, the absurdity of this was hilarious. Thanks for the link, **DrewTwo99**! ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cactus-scientists-recommend-drinking-8-cups-of-water-per-year/638890/10 "2012-10-27T18:04:02Z")
> [@Gagundathar](#): > > From the OP article: > Somehow, the absurdity of this was hilarious. > Thanks for the link, **DrewTwo99**! No problem 😃 I always love the onion but this particular article stuck out for some reason and I just had to share it. I loved the last line in the article too ^\_^. Also, that article about getting knocked out by American thighs is also so, so good.