Why don't we drink seawater? | #aumsum #kids #science #education #children

One of the reasons for not drinking seawater is its taste. But besides taste, we don't drink seawater because it contains extreme amount of salt which can have dangerous effects on our body.

Now, normally in our body, the amount of water and salt, inside and outside our cells is the same. However, if we drink seawater, the amount of salt outside our cells will increase, making the outside region much more concentrated. Hence, to dilute the outside region and maintain balance, inside and outside the cells, the water present inside the cells starts flowing outside, causing our cells to shrink.

Moreover, to remove the extreme amount of salt, our kidneys will produce more urine making us urinate more water and thus, causing severe dehydration.

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