Turns out Dodgeball was not medically accurate. And if urine isn’t sterile, it makes you wonder what else they lied about. Did the coach not actually like the taste of urine? Is there a link between wrench dodging ability and ball dodging ability? Was it a bold strategy, Cotton?
Even if it was sterile, that still doesn’t mean “safe to drink”. Lots of sterile things will kill you.
Now, Bear Grylls taught us that in this case, yes, you can drink urine in an emergency. But prefacing it with “it’s sterile!” is both inaccurate and meaningless to the conclusion.
Don’t pee on jellyfish stings by the way. It’s unsanitary and doesn’t help.
No need to pee on your friend. You just need warm water. Soak for 20-45 minutes.
Jokes on you. I brought them to swim in jellyfish infested waters precisely to create this opportunity.
They know but pretending they don’t 🪼
https://youtube.com/shorts/majrC-OkPzY
I thought urine was largely sterile
They teach troops that sort of thing because it’s better than death by dehydration but, no, urine has been shown not to be sterile repeatedly.
Turns out Dodgeball was not medically accurate. And if urine isn’t sterile, it makes you wonder what else they lied about. Did the coach not actually like the taste of urine? Is there a link between wrench dodging ability and ball dodging ability? Was it a bold strategy, Cotton?
Even if it was sterile, that still doesn’t mean “safe to drink”. Lots of sterile things will kill you.
Now, Bear Grylls taught us that in this case, yes, you can drink urine in an emergency. But prefacing it with “it’s sterile!” is both inaccurate and meaningless to the conclusion.
https://www.healthline.com/health/is-urine-sterile
TLDR: Urine is not sterile
Far from the truth.
Inside the bladder. Sometimes.