# Ladies, this is the real reason why you should carry a water bottle

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-this-is-the-real-reason-why-you-should-carry-a-water-bottle/799977>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 27, 2017, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-this-is-the-real-reason-why-you-should-carry-a-water-bottle/799977 "2017-10-27T11:20:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-this-is-the-real-reason-why-you-should-carry-a-water-bottle/799977/1 "2017-10-27T11:20:23Z")

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No, not hydration; [scaring off stalkers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrbqFhUQw9Q).

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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-this-is-the-real-reason-why-you-should-carry-a-water-bottle/799977/2 "2017-10-27T12:18:28Z")

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That link goes to a Youtube video, BTW.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-this-is-the-real-reason-why-you-should-carry-a-water-bottle/799977/3 "2017-10-27T12:53:59Z")

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Cool.

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**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-this-is-the-real-reason-why-you-should-carry-a-water-bottle/799977/4 "2017-10-27T14:04:08Z")

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That was unexpectedly funny!

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**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-this-is-the-real-reason-why-you-should-carry-a-water-bottle/799977/5 "2017-10-27T16:58:15Z")

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Not the ending I expected!

I have a couple of good quality metal water bottles that would make excellent cudgels. I was expecting a more violent ending to this video. 😃

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-this-is-the-real-reason-why-you-should-carry-a-water-bottle/799977/6 "2017-10-27T17:28:42Z")

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Smart girl!

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-this-is-the-real-reason-why-you-should-carry-a-water-bottle/799977/7 "2017-10-27T18:56:37Z")

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[Think before committing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuAY-9Pm6GA).