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the body's red alert, screaming for water three thirsty steps too late
thirst lagYou feel parched after already mildly dehydrated
word rootsFrom Middle English, meaning to dry by roasting
desert flexCamels tolerate dehydration that would kill most mammals
survival mathHumans last roughly three days without water
slang twistNow means desperately thirsty for attention or romance