Lets say, for the sake of this thread, that I was to enter an endurance compettition. One of the rules of the event was that you cant bring any extra water or fluids with you. So, it goes without saying that fluid conservation is important.
Here goes;
In addition to drinking as much as I could handle before the start of the event, could I cheat by injecting an amount of saline solution into my scrotum?
How much “extra” fluid could typically be stored this way?
IOW, what is the capacity of the average scrotal sack?
What would the absorption rate be?
Would it gain me advantage?
Your expeditiousness in this matter is of utmost importance
I dunno, pick something that doesn`t require the use of extensive leg movement. I got it! - Driving an auto. You have to see how long you can drive a car without stopping for water.
Don’t know what time zone you’re posting from, but most cars today use gasoline-powered engines, so there’s not much need for stops at the water tank, like in the old Stanley Steamer days.
Alrighty then, how bout a desert expedition. You only get to carry a gallon of water and you have to ride a camel a hundred miles across the Sahara. Could you fill your sack with a saline solution (in addition to the gallon you are carrying) and would it be a benefit to yourself?
Don’t you think the military (at least, the French Foreign Legion) would have thought of that already if it were possible? Whatever gave you the idea that the scrotum was a viable fluid delivery system for anything other than an orgasm? Your question is udderly silly.
Go Google for “scrotal inflation”. I saw reference being made to 500 to 1000 cc’s being umm… added in, and someone else claiming to use 2 liters. The site I read claims it would take 48-72 hours to return completely to normal.
They used saline though, which I wouldn’t imagine is drinkable, and they don’t have provisions to remove the liquid in a way that would make it accessible for drinking.
Are you serious? If you “return to normal” where do you think the saline is going? It’s absorbed into your body. You wouldn’t have to drink it.
According to Dan Savage, it only takes a few hours for your body to absorb the saline.
To answer the OP, YES. You can stave off dehydration this way. Hell, inject a liter into your scrotum every day, and you won’t need to drink any water at all!
My ex-girlfriend’s cat received subcutaneous invections of saline to deal with a dehydration problem, so why limit yourself to the scrotum? Give yourself a nice B-cup while you’re at it.
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IIRC from my vet clinic days, a cat’s skin isn’t quite as “attached” to the underlying fascia and muscles as a person’s (hence the scruff of a kitten).
If your idea worked, we’d never have hangovers again - just inject some lactated ringer’s before bed and you’d be A-OK!
