Why is it when I drink a glass of liquid I urinate at least twice as much back out?
Your bladder only sends the "time to pee" message to your brain when it reaches a certain level of fullness. So the amount you pee out doesn't just represent the glass of water you just drank, but all of the water you have drank since the last time you peed plus the water your body needed to diss…
The Short Answer
Your bladder only sends the "time to pee" message to your brain when it reaches a certain level of fullness. So the amount you pee out doesn't just represent the glass of water you just drank, but all of the water you have drank since the last time you peed plus the water your body needed to dissolve the waste products it excretes in urine (urea, creatine and some other compounds).
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Key Concepts: Water, time, drank
This explanation focuses on water, time, drank and spans 71 words across 2 sentences. The depth is typical for Science questions (category average: 72 words), striking a balance between accessibility and completeness.
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Your bladder only sends the "time to pee" message to your brain when it reaches a certain level of fullness. So the amount you pee out doesn't just represent the glass of water you just drank, but all of the water you have drank since the last time…
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This is an above-average answer at 71 words, ranked #218 of 500 Science questions by depth. The key concepts covered are water, time, drank.
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