Why do people go crazy after drinking saltwater?

Question

I would like to have some documentation maybe a website. Go find it and I will give you points. Thank you.

ps- my dad and I have a bet going on

Answer 1

I guess drinking a lot of saltwater could increase blood sodium levels to dangerous or lethal levels. I don't know that you'd call it "going crazy" exactly, but hypernatremia caused by excess sodium intake would cause mental status disturbances the same as in dehydration -- confusion, lethargy, etc.

Wikipedia has a page on hypernatremia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypernatrem...

Answer 2

halfway down the page...

Human Consumption of Seawater.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seawater

You'll die, but you won't go crazy...