Nieft / Secola wrote: > An interesting aside. Some instinctos claim there is a mechanical satiation > to drinking which happens much sooner than the taste satiation. The trick > is that water must be lapped up with the head in a horizontal position like > most other mammals, as from standing water like bobbing for apples ;) > Anyway, they claim that if one only drinks that way when thirsty that they > get as satisfied from much less water. In the Soviet Army they teach people how to drink so that you quench your thirst with less water - take VERY SMALL gulps. I've tried it and it seems to work. (Btw, I got this from a book, don't know how authentic this story really is). Ilya