Electrulelytes

Wait until this guy learns about buying salt, sugar, and citric acid in bulk.

Other than failing to meet made-for-human-consumption safety standards, and I'm not saying that's a minor thing, is there anything wrong with this?

If my crazy horse woman grandmother is anything to go by, no not really?
Just kinda risky
- Horse woman as in "she likes horses" or "she's half horse"?

I have a friend who actually got some and used a bit of it, though he did make sure to do the proper dosing calculations for his body mass so he didn't take way too much (which, from what I've seen online is the main danger with it, besides quality control.) Apparently it does actually taste like apples lol

I've personally been drinking GFuel. It tastes better than gatorade and does more for me overall. I will say, there's no real "benefit" to branded electrolyte drinks in my experience. It's not hard to get a flavor syrup of your choosing and a flavorless bulk electrolyte powder (human-grade / food-grade), and mix the drink yourself.

That's the most damning thing about this to me. While there's an update that points out his worst conspiracy theories, I can't say he's wrong on every level. Gatorade is currently a PepsiCo product (from when they bought Quaker, who bought that part of Van Camp when the rest went to ConAgra). It's far removed from the college drink made by chem nerds for their jock friends. You don't need to support PepsiCo as a consumer. You can get the same stuff and make your own drinks for less money and generally supporting smaller companies closer to the production phase of the supply chain.

Just please don't use animal feed to do it, unless you very specifically know what you're doing.

So... How long until he die?

Its got what plants crave!

Oh fuck, get back everyone. This person is hydrated.
Guess people will do just about anything to get a nutrient from anywhere but food.
If nothing else, the detailed follow-up is king shit.
I hope we get annual check-ins
- Eff waiting that long - nothing less frequent than quarterly will do, and preferably monthly. Too many details are likely to be forgotten or skipped in less frequent updates.
aw that post was so funny why’d they have to throw the antisemitic dogwhistle in there
- I'm naive. What's the whistle there?
- Not sure I'd count it as a dog whistle hah, it is just straight up antisemitist
and I am more hydrated than you.

It might actually work .... until you have to pass a kidney stone the size of an orange

Will definitely make you piss like a horse when you pass that
- Hey, as long as I also get the benefit of having a horse's... equipment, then I'm good with that!
  /s

One of my family members got into the “blue-green algae” fad (about 5 years after it fell out of mainstream). It was too expensive so they bought the horse algae from veterinarian supply. He said it was exactly the same, as long as you could put up with the grit.

These people exist (and I’m related to them).

My axolotl tank used to grow a lot of blue-green algae (which is actually cyanobacteria), how much money was I missing out on by not bagging it up to sell?
As a kid I used to buy mineral salt licks for my mice, but I'd secretly keep one for myself as a snack.
Chicken bullion cubes and pickle water are also the shit.
- I might have had a few licks of the salt blocks we got for rabbits when I was a kid (before the rabbits started licking them).

If someone wants to drink these, let them. If someone wants to drink gasoline, let them. It’s natural selection at this point. If it’s not hurting you or someone you care about, let them drink gas while smoking.

I mean I'm not going to go to their bumfuck nowhere town and take their horse food from them, but I am absolutely going to mock them for it and call them an inbred knuckle dragging FASshole.
If they already have kids though, it might be for the best to rat them out to whatever is the child protective service in your country/area (even if they're inefficient, it's probably better than nothing). If they're consuming crazy shit themselves, the possibility of them feeding their kids something that they shouldn't eat or drink is way higher than it should be

So, I'm sure this is a bad idea. But can anyone tell me exactly why? Years ago, in a desperate situation, a doctor told us to get antibiotics for fish and use them, and we had to do that a few times. Some animal products are identical or nearly identical to human products, some are quite different...

With this in particular, how is it different, and why is it bad?

Chubbyemu explains it best: https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=ifXH86-eIqk
But basically, the electrolyte balance that's healthy for a horse is quite a lot higher than what is healthy for a human (due to body mass differences, among other things). The magnesium in the horse electrolyte is actually over the lethal dose for a human if taken as written. You could theoretically take it and be fine if you calculate the proper dose yourself, but by that point you're better off just buying human products, I guess.
EDIT: I was thinking of manganese, not magnesium, but that's 1500% of the daily intake, not necessarily lethal dose. Sodium, though, is over the lethal dose.
- Chubbyemu's videos are great, but sometimes the story seems a little over the top. Then I remember how many people live in this country/on earth and realize those situations must be happening all the time.
- Just to add to this, on human stuff, they have an incentive to not be sued out of existence for a single fuckup In horse medicine, it's kind of like "Eh, a stiff breeze could have killed that horse!"
  That bucket of stuff is probably th same ingredients, but sourced from who knows where cheapest biddder, mixed together by eyeballing it for 30 years on equipment that's probably barely maintained.
  I remember reading up on New Life Spectrum fish food a while ago and they were making the pellets on a salvaged pasta press. No tests for lead or any other contaminants because no one gives a shit about the mental health of ornamental fish. I'm sure it's slightly more rigorous for horses, but I doubt the sanitation, quality controls, and batch monitoring are up to human grade snuff.
- I somehow did not get the notification that he posted a new video thank you kind internet stranger. I have been a fan of his work for years
Because if you take horse electrolytes, you wake up the next day with your shoes nailed to your feet with an overwhelming urge to shit in the road.
- ... so same old same old you're saying?
- Ohhhhh! That makes sense. Also explains why I ate all my young and started pooping really long strings after I took those fish antibiotics.
  The strings proved unremarkable, to be honest, but I do miss my kids.
It has enough salt to cause a stroke or a seizure.
- horses crave SODIUM
It's the dosage I think. Chubbyemu did a video on this exact thing.
https://youtu.be/LUGdQnxuixI
I don't know about this product specifically, but in general, animal food products are not regulated as much as food for people. This means it may not be as safe.
- Depends on the animal and the jurisdiction. As far as I'm aware, dog and especially cat food is more tightly regulated than human food in the US.
  Horse food though? Not so much.
  And almost no other countries are victims of regulatory capture to the degree that the US is.
- Specifically around things like cleanliness and packaging. Places that make vet medicine would not pass a health inspection.
So, I'm sure this is a bad idea. But can anyone tell me exactly why?
With this in particular, how is it different, and why is it bad?
This is how to use what our parents called the information superhighway responsibly right here. Well done Sir/Ma'am/other 🫡
- My general approach to life is to assume that not everything similar is the same, and to try to verify things. Ask questions even if you know the answer, having the reasoning explained can help you out in the future, y'know?

It's got what plants crave

And horses apparently.

https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/09/fact-check-apple-a-day-bucket-of-horse-electrolytes-are-not-tested-for-humans-not-fda-approved-for-human-consumption.html

well obviously it's not intended or certified for human consumption. that doesn't answer the question of if it works tho
- It's perfectly safe for humans. I've been drinking it for weeks without side effects. I have a glass in the morning with my oats. Plus my mane is shinier than ever.
- Like it states in the fact check article, it can be toxic for humans.
  Horses are herbivores, humans omnovores. The stomachs of horses are different to ours. That means there could be certain ingredients which were prepared differently for horses so they are toxic for us, as we lack the ability to digest it the same way as a horse. Like soy for example. The soy used for animal food is toxic for us. The soy used for human consumption is different, of a much higher quality. We can't digest all soy types properly while herbivores can.
  Another example: horses can eat everything they eat raw. We humans can't. We need to cook many things otherwise they are toxic (like eggplant) or they are very hard to digest. Horses can eat grass, we really shouldn't because we can't digest it properly.
  Conclusion: don't use products made for animals (food and medicine) even though the ingredients might look safe while they can still be toxic due to different quality or preparation. Except dog and cat food in the US. Both of those are also safe for humans, as people during crisis or extreme poor people tend to eat that so both of those are also brought to FDA standards. But yes, as a European I can agree with you those standards are complete shit. Many FDA safe foods in the US are considered toxic here and aren't allowed on our market.
Someone did it anyway.
https://youtu.be/LUGdQnxuixI
- I've seen no less than 3 people drink it on stream... Why is this a thing now?

Wasn’t there a Chubbyemu about this?

“Presenting to the emergency room….”

Yes, there was. Posted 4 months ago. I'll stick to products intended for humans thank you very much!

https://youtu.be/NyBEy0HjZPU

DougDoug is that you?

No, the toilet paper full of shit is missing.

Just be careful about the potassium, that's the one thing your body can't easily flush.

- You are aware you're able to reject treatment up until you drop unconscious and they believe they have to save your life, right? As long as you're awake and not suicidal you can literally just walk away.
Just be careful about the potassium
Yeah, hyperkalemia can get real fucking serious!
- Aye, I just make sure to eat plenty of spinach and bananas before and after a small fast (I do at most 2 days, usually just 1). Apparently baked potatoes are also rich in potassium, I never knew until yesterday.
wtf is snake juice??
- It's some concoction for days where you fast so you get some of the electrolytes that is expelled from your body as waste.
  I guess one could think of it as "mineral water" because that's what it contains: just enough stuff for your cells so you don't cramp etc.
I prefer Salt Stick now. It's in gelcap form, no taste, fast acting, zero calories. Take as needed.
- Good shout! Best price I could here in Denmark is 149 DKK for 100 capsules though ($23.42 USD / €19.96 EUR), and it says the recommendation is 1-3 capsules an hour? That seems like a lot, but maybe that's for elite sport and not a couch potato like myself heh.