Kevin comments on Open Thread: April 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Kevin 02 April 2010 06:15:44AM *  2 points [-]

That reaction sounds rare. Do you think 20 cups of tea would have triggered a similar reaction in you?

There is a huge variation based on dosage for all things you can ingest: food, drug, supplement, and "other". Check out the horrors of eating a whole bottle of nutmeg. http://www.erowid.org/experiences/subs/exp_Nutmeg.shtml

Comment author: gwern 03 April 2010 01:36:15AM 0 points [-]

Do you think 20 cups of tea would have triggered a similar reaction in you?

Who knows? I doubt she'll ever find out. 20 cups of tea is a lot. 10 or 15 cups will send you to the bathroom every half hour, assuming your appetite doesn't decline so much that you can't bring yourself to drink any more.