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EPISODE · Dec 18, 2025 · 8 MIN

What If You Drank Only Water for Your Entire Life?

from What If: Science, Theory, and Possibilities · host What If

Have you heard of something called water fasting? It's a type of fast that restricts everything except, well, water. Most people only water fast for 72 hours at most, but what if you did this for the rest of your life? You'd be fine, right? Haha, yeah. Not so much. What happens to your stomach without food? What damage will you do to your organs? And how many days can you last? For the full transcript and sources, visit What If Show. Questions or concerns? Contact us at Underknown Contact. Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: The What If 100 Book. Join this channel to get access to perks: YouTube Channel Membership. Check out our other channels: How to Survive Aperture Crazy Creatures Your Body On Origins of Food Versus WTF Did I Just Watch Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth The Cosmos Technology Your Body Humanity T-shirts and merch: What If Store. Suggest an episode: Suggest What If Newsletter: What If Newsletter. What If elsewhere: Instagram Discord Twitter Facebook What If in Spanish What If in Mandarin Podcast What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure through time, space, and chance while we (hopefully) boil down complex subjects in a fun and entertaining way. Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: Underknown. Contact us at Contact Underknown. 00:00:00: What If You Drank Only Water for the Rest of Your Life?00:01:30: Day One00:01:37: Day Two00:02:07: Day Five00:02:23: Day Ten00:03:23: Day Fifteen00:03:37: Day Thirty00:03:59: Day Forty00:04:17: Day Fifty00:04:54: Day Seventy #waterfasting #health #body #drinkingwater #medical #science #fastingeffects See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d85eae64c4b83e7e516c9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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