A Can of Red Bull & a Bargain Bucket

To celebrate the exceedingly dry nature of today's fact supply, it's time to debunk a watery myth that I've never quite believed:

You don't need to drink eight glasses of water each day to avoid dehydration.

I seem to get by on a can of Red Bull and a glass of fizz most days, and while I do occasionally have the minor side-effect of waking up at 6am with my brain feeling like it's been set on fire, I seem to get by. If I had to have averaged eight glasses over my adult life, my body would resemble a large sultana and my wee would be the colour and consistency of oxtail soup. It seems instead that the liquid you take in from food is actually just about sufficient to maintain bodily hydration, although I'd like to stress that I'm not advocating this approach - particularly if your daily food intake happens to consist of two Snickers and a bargain bucket of chicken. Of course, experts advise that you drink some water during the day as sweet fizz, tea and coffee contain things that aren't quite so good for you. To which I say - whatever, I do what I want...