"Your body is 98 percent water," one of the hosts remarked to his on-air audience. "Why can't you take in as much water as you want?"

Because, as many of us in the Bay Area learned two years ago, an excess of water creates a physical shutdown. Pleasant Hill college student Matt Carrington died in 2005 of water intoxication in a hazing incident at a Cal State Chico fraternity.

In fact, Carrington's case came up on Friday. Someone in the studio mentioned "that poor kid in college," but another DJ responded that Carrington "was doing other things."

No, actually, he wasn't. As a listener who identified herself as "Eve" told the morning crew, people "can get sick and possibly die from water intoxication."

...What the f*ck? They should be arrested.link

I agree with shabufala. Some/all of them should have been arrested.

No. The dumbkass should have been responsible for herself. It's crap that every "fun" thing that is organized has to gone over with a fine tooth comb for legal reasons.

When will the US get sick of it and demand tort reform?

I do. Her own actions led to her death. If she hadn't gone to do the contest, then she wouldn't have died, it's not those stupid people's fault, she decided to join in on that contest.
But then again, if they hadn't held that contest, she wouldn't have joined it, no one would have.
So drat it. I don't care. People are stupid.

Take Grade 12 biology and find out. I'm too lazy to explain, but it has to do with the water you blood cells "take in." The effectually burst from too much water. It's a common thing in athletes who over-drink.

I agrree.