What are electrolytes?

[anna._olsen_]

Notice how Hank rarely says “alive” but instead refers to it as “not dead”

[MelisaIm]

We need a GMM episode where Rhett and Link try to explain science things and Hank decides who is less wrong 😂

[felipeopazo]

Other youtubers: *replace "kill" for "un alive"*
Hank: *replaces "live" with "not die"*

[benjaminpaczak]

"Think of yourself as a big bag of water. " Thank you, Hank.

[SerendipityChild]

I like that isotonic is the non-creepy way of saying "as sweet and salty as your blood"

[cynthiacat]

my chemistry teacher calls any sports drink with electrolytes “artificial sweat” lol

[noodlesthest]

Electrolytes, they're what plants crave!

[HannahRainbow]

Fun fact: electrolyte drinks also help if you're hungover or have a stomach bug. I always have a couple in the fridge for sick days.

[kohanrains]

"I'm picturing Rhett cry, now I'm sad, but we all cry sometimes"
Me currently crying: that's beautiful

[melorawr]

"now I'm picturing Rhett crying and I'm sad" same

[peacechickification]

The moment of him thinking about Rhett crying was so precious. SO PRECIOUS.

[wingedalpha]

"now I'm picturing Rhett crying, and now I'm sad" why is this so adorable

[wilburlookslikewaldo-]

"To keep you not dead" cracked me up a little bit, idk why

[theninja]

When mountaineering, we were told to add a teaspoon of sugar and a pinch of salt to our waterbottles, because glacier water at the huts if much purer than the water we're used to, and if you're not used to it it'll mess up your electrolyte balance else

[jstizzle]

Omg, Hank and GMM. The collab I never knew I needed or wanted until I saw this. Make it happen, internet!

[coopers]

“Plants want Brawndo.”
“Yeah, but WHY do plants want Brawndo?”
“Because Brawndo has electrolytes.”
“OKAY, BUT WHAT EVEN ARE ELECTROLYTES?”
“They’re... what plants crave.”

[wanderingegg_]

Remember kids, hydration is important! But make sure you are replenishing electrolytes/ions as well as fluids!
Especially if you are exercising, or spending a lot of time outdoors in the summer, such as being at a music festival.

Being over hydrated, without replenishing electrolytes can cause brain damage and death. There was a case last summer at an edm festival I went to where a girl and her boyfriend knew how important it was to stay hydrated, so they made sure to drink a lot of water. However, they weren't really eating much. She had a headache, and some other symptoms. I believe she ended up having a seizure that lead to them going to the emergency room. However, since they did not know over hydrating without eating/ other methods of getting ions was dangerous, they did not bring it up to the doctors. The doctors then couldn't figure out the cause of her symptoms until it was too late, and she sadly passed from her brain swelling. RIP.
Electrolytes/ions are so incredibly important and should be taught about more! Especially lately, with many people becoming serious about hydrating, drinking a gallon of water a day, or the 64oz water bottles that are incredibly popular on a specific youtubers page.

[victoriakathleen]

Fun fact electrolytes are really important for people with certain chronic illnesses like POTS because they make the body prone to chronic dehydration and disrupt the normal absorption of water.
In other words, if you drink tons of water and pee all the time but are also somehow chronically dehydrated, talk to your doctor!

[ns]

my chem teacher's voice echoes: it's "chlor-IDE when ionised"

[danay]

Even if you're not sweating, they're very important in hot climates. I'm inside all day in a hot/dry desert and still gotta actively seek out electrolytes because no matter how much water I drink I'll still be dehydrated