Eight Glasses of Water a Day? Seriously?

Eight Glasses of Water a Day? Seriously?

Ken Jennings in his blog The Debunker:

[Heinz] Valtin traces the myth back to a 1945 National Research Council pamphlet advising one milliliter of water for each calorie of food eaten, which would indeed be sixty to eighty ounces for most adults. But everyone seems to have missed the pamphlet’s next sentence: “Most of this quantity is contained in prepared foods”

I drink far more than eight glasses of water a day. I’m glad to learn I don’t have to, but I doubt I’m going to stop.

by Jonathan Frei

Eight Glasses of Water a Day? Seriously?

Eight Glasses of Water a Day? Seriously?

Ken Jennings in his blog The Debunker:

[Heinz] Valtin traces the myth back to a 1945 National Research Council pamphlet advising one milliliter of water for each calorie of food eaten, which would indeed be sixty to eighty ounces for most adults. But everyone seems to have missed the pamphlet’s next sentence: “Most of this quantity is contained in prepared foods”

I drink far more than eight glasses of water a day. I’m glad to learn I don’t have to, but I doubt I’m going to stop.

by Jonathan Frei

Every 100 Meter Men’s Medalist in One Race

Every 100 Meter Men’s Medalist in One Race

This Interactive Graphic from the New York Times shows the relative positions of all the 100 meter dash men’s medalists from the 2012 London games all the way back to the 1896 Athens games.

It’s incredible how much runners have improved in this event over the years.

by Jonathan Frei

Every 100 Meter Men’s Medalist in One Race

Every 100 Meter Men’s Medalist in One Race

This Interactive Graphic from the New York Times shows the relative positions of all the 100 meter dash men’s medalists from the 2012 London games all the way back to the 1896 Athens games.

It’s incredible how much runners have improved in this event over the years.

by Jonathan Frei