What If You Drank From Lake Natron?

Lake Natron in northern Tanzania is notorious for killing and preserving dead animals. If you died in its waters, its high levels of sodium carbonate would mummify your body. But instead of taking a swim, what would happen if you took a sip? Would your insides become mummified? Is there any way you could survive? And why could other animals drink this mummifying water, but not you? Why can a flamingo drink the water, but not you? What's the pH level of Lake Natron?

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[avijeetdhar]

Fun fact: The cameraman was a human before but evolved later as a Flamingo.

[natdad]

Fun fact: only the camera man would survive while recording everything

[arnoldsherrill]

What if is like getting a lecture from one of your favorite professors., and as soon as they start talking everyone starts taking notes. Because their method of delivery of the subject matter is so informative and entertaining you don't want to miss out.

[angelful]

“they evolved to survive this toxic environment”

me: OMG SAMEEEE

[Beatsify]

You think the flamingos are thriving in a toxic environment? You should see me and my ex

[Mr_pancake_fr]

Title: what if you drank from lake natron?

Me: you die and turn into stone

[professor]

"What if you drank from lake Natron"... So I am going to do what is called a Pro-gamer move and casually drink water

[boohycheeks]

I’m now officially obsessed with this channel cause it answers all my questions

[Ausetausert]

I love this channel. It gives answers on questions I never had which makes me learn new stuff lol. I feel like a little child.

[piroshky]

Ask the cameraman. He knows and survives everything.

[sassykaren]

I really enjoy all the different kinds of content you use for your videos. Keep up the good work 👍

[karlrussell]

Episode suggestion:

What if: we built a skyscraper out of Lego blocks.

[thelutheranorganist]

1:10……….Nice shoutout to Bardown at TSN in Canada

[Omar-ecpg]

"and why can't other animals drink it and humans can" you just gave us a spoiler with out warning us

[nascargamer]

We die from it
So how come flamingos are fine
They must have invincibility powers

[giuliag]

Me : "dUh if a flamingo can, than i can too..."
Sees 1:44
Those damned flamingos they are always one step ahead

[RissaNaChelle]

Week 3 of asking you to make this what if
What if we kept growing at the same rate after puberty ended? How large would we be by the time people typically die from natural causes and how hard would living be?

[NaShane]

Just pick up a camera and you can survive lake natron ez

[trnity]

1:10 did you really have to show Jesse from bar down testing smelling salt

[sotirioskapartzianis]

This is the real-life medussa, i guess