Questions for Pseudoscience | Alkaline Water

[@kanjakan]

Your videos really do strike the perfect and addictive balance between complexity and simplicity. You manage to explain the complicated nuances of topics such as the chemistry without oversimplifying nor delving into too much detail. Keep up the good work, I hope you make videos for years to come!

[@darkscienceyt]

Wow, thank you!

[@brandzsot227]

@@darkscienceyt Love the content but, can you do a video or suggestion of what happens when you drink pure bleach plz? thx if you can :) Edit: Nevermind you've already made one.

[@ladwaloncrownover8986]

He is also a manipulating liar who uses the lazy undertone active in most people against themselves. Point being he mislead his audience when he mentioned pantothenic acid with the statement he made saying, " I don't know what this is but it sounds healthy...", while reading the nutritional value of the ingredients of the juice from fruit he was promoting. He dont know what pantothenic acid is but he know all the other information that made it possible to make this misleading video so lets offer the side affects of the healthy sounding pantothenic acid to the audience who will not research this term and investigate its purpose and offerings. Pantothenic acid side affects are as follows: Muscle pain, joint pain, the new onset of diabetes mellitus, sore thoat, headache, weakness/lack of energy, dizziness, creatine phosphokinase (cpk) increased and other side affects that we do know is not healthy regardless of how it sounds to the video's author. You are misleading and bias and this video gets two thumbs down.

[@kanjakan]

​@@ladwaloncrownover8986 Pantothenic acid is a vitamin. More specifically, it's Vitamin B5. You learn this in high school. Recall that it is also water-soluble which means the body can discard any excess through urine. Vitamin B5 is an essential nutrient and is present in almost any food which is why it's so hard to be deficient in vitamin B5. With that said, there hasn't been any definitive proof that vitamin B5 causes any harmful side effects even in very high doses save for some diarrhea. QSF obviously said it as a joke since it's common knowledge (or so he thought). The irony in your comment is palpable. Please don't read a single Facebook post and spread misinformation. Cheers.

[@droste3754]

@@kanjakan don't care dont wanna read all that

[@jakerickytan1232]

“Alkaline” sounds so much cooler than “basic”.

[@darkscienceyt]

basically

[@philcook7829]

Based water

[@SkyRocket159]

To me it sounds like you're drinking a battery.

[@zanik8326]

@@darkscienceyt i have a question, why can't free radicals steal from the now non free radicals that stole from them?

[@zanik8326]

Also ew lemon lime

[@ataphelicopter5734]

Not only does alkaline water not contain antioxidants, alkali solutions are actually oxidising - most antioxidants are, in fact, *acids*

[@olliverferlin4082]

Yummy! I mean, my joints can't be oxidized if they are molten!

[@cherrycolareal]

​@@olliverferlin4082I hope this is a joke

[@olliverferlin4082]

@@cherrycolareal Probably.

[@alexwang982]

Sodium is basic and I'd say it's an antioxidant.

[@raisofahri5797]

​@@alexwang982uh you definitely don't want to consume sodium metal.

[@RedBlue554]

Me: * drinks alkaline water* My stomach acid: “oh no let me make this not alkaline”

[@Sk0lzky]

One of the reasons common "immediate relief" type heartburn drugs like Ca-bicarbonate often make it return with enhanced strength

[@Unsensitive]

Closest truth to alkaline water is specific salts which have effects such as potassium citrate. This is given to reduce the incidence of uric acid stones in the kidneys. The citrate molecule increases the solubility of uric acid, so when it's eliminated with in the proximal tubule, prevents crystalization. Your body subsequently reabsorbs much of the molecules, recapturing what it wants to keep, but increased solubility of uric acid should reduce it's reabsorption. Citric acid is by itself is acidic, but potassium citrate, and other salts are slightly alkaline. It acts as a buffer to acids in the kidney, helping remove acids from the body, such as uric acid. Since high uric acid levels in the blood can act as a pro oxidant, water with potassium citrate would in fact be alkaline water, and have anti oxidant properties in those with hyperuricemia. But that's actual science and physiology, not this pseudoscientific garbage.

[@weltschmertzz]

I hate how being known to be "good for health" or being labelled as "superfood" makes the price increase. In my country, fruits such as mangosteen used to be cheap and free in some cases when I lived in the regional areas. When it was advertised as "superfood" and "anti-cancer" I almost couldn't afford it anymore.

[@emmawatson9180]

Sad

[@VultureXV]

Food-based gentrification. Same thing happened to lobster years and years ago. It was considered a by-catch and not valuable at all. It was fed to prisoners as a form of 'cheap meal' that was (and really still is) extremely plentiful. Now we have what should be a dollar's worth of lobster being sold for $30/lb shell and all because fishers keep throwing it back. I'm gonna be mad as hell when they start doing this for cephalopods.

[@jarskil8862]

What I love (hate) about pseudomedicines is that many people who are into that, defend it by saying "Alt medicines are not billion dollar business unlike mainstream medical companies!!!" Last I checked, Alt meds are billion dollar industry...

[@jordanwhite352]

This. Another thing that I hate as someone working in medical is like any physician worth their salt. Will let you know if things work or not. I used to work in pharmacy and all the time when people come in with sore throats, we would tell them what teas they could drink in addition to the medication to block the pain and to reduce the symptoms. People act like that. All doctors do is right. Prescriptions down for these abstract medications that are made up of 28 consonants and that's it. But like if drinking water and sitting down works, they're going to tell you to do that. It's so frustrating. It's like their doctors which is under science. We do what works. The fact that we figured out a while ago that waving a certain type of crystal around you doesn't work is the reason why we're telling you not to do it because we tried it and it didn't work.

[@pinklemonade8320]

Alternative medicine can only survive by throwing their money around to bypass regulations, fund these niche poorly-regulated alt med journals, and buy out reputable clinics. Pharmaceutical companies are no angels, but for any publically available pharmaceutical drug you can find 1000s of non-privately funded papers showing it works, unlike alt med

[@wolfetteplays8894]

Fake, show me a single billion dollar corporation that says alt med stuff

[@feritperliare2890]

​@wolfetteplays8894 the alt med stuff itself are billion dollar businesses

[@billfromnxtdoor5575]

​@feritperliare2890 Which is not even a fraction compared to the pharmaceutical industry

[@joannaatkins822]

It's sad you even have to make these videos, but at least we know we aren't alone in our extreme frustration

[@51hankyspanky7]

Common sense my friend, just use common sense.

[@joannaatkins822]

@@51hankyspanky7 the problem with the idea of common sense is that it is far less common than we would think, and usually accompanied with misconceptions that are only aligned with facts by chance rather than design. Marketing and PR has eroded critical thinking, causation and correlation are poorly understood, and we take sides instead of look at facts.

[@updownstate]

I hang onto my money and laugh. My father being a chemist gave me an advantage.

[@Hozay1228]

You guys are soooooo smart... who gives a shit what people spend their money on.

[@joannaatkins822]

@@Hozay1228 I care about people being preyed upon. It's unfair that this sort of blatant bullshit is allowed when marketing is involved. Water is a human right, nobody should be paying 100× the cost of manufacture, packaging, and shipping/transport for some faux magical fuzzy feels

[@gunswinger3110]

If alkaline water actually changed your blood's pH wouldn't that be fatal?

[@antonikrzsztofik355]

Well yes

[@Drikkerbadevand]

Yes very your bloods pH i believe has to be between 7.35 and 7.45, basically extremely narrow.

[@qwormuli77]

Depends on how fast and how much. If either of those are big enough, yes, if they are minor enough to be counteracted by the rare technique known as your cells breathing (this case), then no. Technically it does, as the absorbed minerals enter your blood stream and thus nudge it's homeostasis, but it's so slow and minor that 'you couldn't even measure it by most methods. You just exhale a tiny bit less and either use or pee out the excess.

[@dream_weaver6207]

TL;DR: Yes, but it's unlikely to happen. Blood is a buffer solution, which means that it maintains a specific level of pH, even when you add acids or bases. The capicity of a buffer is, however limited, which means that yes, you could kill yourself by drinking several liters of alkaline water. You'd probably have to drink like 5l-10l per day for several days to actually do any harm. This is because the pH change that occurs when the capacity is reached is very suuden, so you'd be dead pretty quickly if that happens. However I assume that the body has methods of coping with this, so you might need a pH of more than just 8.8. This would also cause chemical burns, so it would be extremely difficult to kill yourself on accident like this.

[@kylen9954]

Yes

[@ataphelicopter5734]

I’m still pretty pissed that they bumped the price of essential oils up so much, as they’re pretty handy as a scent in soap and other wax-based things etc. (And also excellent as a strong solvent, they can dissolve anything from plastic to acids)

[@felixfourcolor]

Yeah. I like making soap as a hobby. The price of essential oils make my hobby way more expensive than it should be.

[@xato3796]

Same with crystals. I used to use them for decoration and jewelry but now it’s super expensive cause people say they are charged with energy and stuff. Used to have a huge geology collection but now everyone thinks I’m a crystal Karen haha

[@hedgehog3180]

@@xato3796 That particularly sucks because crystals are just insanely cool on their own. I mean piezoelectricity sounds like something from a fantasy story but it's real. I mean crystals are essentially molecules so big that you can hold them.

[@xato3796]

@@hedgehog3180 it’s also frustrating because now when you find crystal or geology shops the descriptions are “good for strength and wisdom” whereas they used to be descriptions of mineral content, creation, and location. Idfc about what starsign this equates to or what chakra this will charge, I want to know how it came to be so I can display it in my own personal museum and learn about the world.

[@cillianennis9921]

@@hedgehog3180 By that so is Salts (Ionic complexes are what crystals are), Metals (as they are basically molecules due to it being named a metallic lattice like covalent lattice) Also some crystals do have uses with electricity the only one I know of for certain is quartz which allows watches to keep time or something due to how they work. I hope that these pseudo science industries crash & burn as they basically take something kinda cool like crystals & tarnish their beauty with some nonsense. Resonance or some nonsense. If a crystal can then why can't nothing else they aren't the only things that do it. But the key to business is deception to sell something mundane as expensive. Like with Diamonds a cheap abundant rock made by an industry that is built on blood & sells them for thousands when they are so common some planets bloody rain them. They ain't even the nicest gem, Rubies, Sapphire's & any coloured gem is way prettier than a boring white one that's tiny. Diamonds do however if you had enough of them work as a good fuel for fires. Carbon really burns good & they have similar structures to coal so if you did it right it'd burn for a good while.

[@wareqo9768]

I mean theyre not wrong, 2-5x the anti oxodance of nornal water is an accurate statement The only thing they dont mention is that the amoint is still 0 lol

[@farenhite4329]

5*0 = 0

[@stark2491]

huge brain

[@ThisChangeIsAwful]

comments like these make me love the internet

[@mem1701movies]

Can’t spell

[@theworkethic]

Learn to spell or use Google translator

[@Stop.Arguing]

I remember this video (or rather a different version) from a few years ago! I see it’s been revamped :D

[@darkscienceyt]

Hey I've seen you around before. Thanks! I decided to take a different approach from the last video. It's amazing how you choose to make something differently when you've already made it

[@thevikingwarrior]

​@@darkscienceyt It is a way to get more followers and likes, which boosts your KZbin cred 😂😂😂

[@zacnizib]

What bunk, I remember reading a bottle of Alkaline Water and it claimed to be so pure that pH tests wouldn't work on it, which means it's neutral, that's not how pH works, how is it not false advertising?

[@razen944]

I knew to trust my bs meter when my Aunt and Uncle bought a water ionizer. They were told to set the pH to 9. It tastes better than their tap water, but still. Something about the phrase "it resets your body's pH level" sounded very much like what a saleperson would say just to sell a product. I didn't have any of the facts though. Just intuition

[@OnlyKaerius]

I see "ionizer" and I think "ionizing radiation".

[@etuanno]

Tell them to get an air ionizer. It helps remove all kinds of bacteria, viruses and harmful dust. It works at least, just don't let it run for too long because too much Ozone is harmful and negates the health effects of the machine.

[@Youtubecensoredmyusername]

@@OnlyKaeriusme too, or high voltage

[@OnlyKaerius]

@@KZbincensoredmyusername I especially thought of stuff like ionizing bracelets sold on amazon, some of which turned out to be radioactive, containing thorium.

[@hedgehog3180]

@@OnlyKaerius That's because it does the same thing, ionizes molecules/elements. Ionization is simply when an electron is added or removed thus giving the molecule/element or a charge. This is mostly a bad thing for living things since they have complex internal environments that need to be carefully maintained and randomly ionizing something inside of it can cause serious damage. This is especially bad when it happens to DNA, in that case it can cause cancer or radiation sickness.

[@Rafaelzio]

Not technically a lie to say alkaline water has 5 times as many antioxidants as regular water. 5 * 0 still equals 0

[@urphakeandgey6308]

Had a friend who was into alkaline water. We liked to banter and argue for fun, so alkaline water would come up sometimes. My go-to argument was "it's just water bro." I knew alkaline water was "mostly" a scam, but I didn't think my meme response was THAT true. I always laughed when people brought up anti-oxidants because I was like "dude, it's water. If it does have it, it's added in."

[@cillianennis9921]

its probably an easy thing to make if you really believe it can heal you. Like Baking soda or something that is basic added to some water in the right concentration would certainly make it basic.

[@em_the_bee]

7:00 pH of 1 mol/l (or 3.65%) solution of HCl has pH of 0 at 25°C (pretty much by definition). The pH is not an absolute scale, though, and various effects skew it at the extremes, and we often assume the activity coefficient to be 1 for simplicity.

[@adamwolf2376]

I don't want to be the guy that says "I learned more in this video than 4 months of school!!!" But this video really was packed with useful information and didn't drag whatsoever

[@Therizinosaurus]

School is often bloated with shit and over stretch crap that can be learned fast. My friend majored in Design, he learned in University about color for months, and he got the same shit in just one video on KZbin

[@duncansiror5033]

@@Therizinosaurus Funny you say that cause I've actually been curious about color theory lol

[@keeferChiefer]

@@Therizinosaurusschool is mainly there to heighten your thinking and reasoning abilities, k-12 anyway. College is a little different.

[@starcherry6814]

0:50 There has to be more regulation on a scientific level into companies like this I can't expect for everyone to remember everything from chemistry in school from 15yrs ago. Not when there are companies are deliberately misinforming people on such a mass scale. They KNOW their product is a scam! Yet they CHOOSE to deceive. That's criminal.

[@starcherry6814]

You can't blame people for trusting someone who presents themselves as an expert. I wish the government would fund chemists like this that can expose snake oil before it even makes it on store shelves

[@GreenLeafUponTheSky]

@@starcherry6814 Unfortunately, that's against capitalism and ideas of free market. People believe companies should sell and do whatever they want to encourage the market to grow and increase profits, etc. Even then it's difficult when corrupt politicians accept bribes or submit to threats from companies, because they have no spines. We live in a world with psychopaths, both on the side of companies and on the side of the government, the people who are supposed to protect you and improve your quality of life.

[@jonaslocao1690]

The world is a mess. Govs don't care.

[@petelee2477]

I'd be more concerned about the outright harmful substances the FDA allows. It's a scam but it's harmless even healthy considering the benefits of drinking water.

[@kamalawad7942]

At 5:51 you talked about Pantothenic acid for a second but you were not sure what it was, Pantithenic acid is another name for Vitamin B5 which is a potent antioxidant

[@GSXK4]

Alkaline water reminds me of Brawndo, "the thirst mutilator" from the movie, Idiocracy. Brawndo- it has electrolytes- it has what your body needs.

[@darkscienceyt]

I originally had that clip in the video, but I took it out for potential copyright claims

[@MrMokokokoloko]

Water? Like out the toilet?

[@512TheWolf512]

@@MrMokokokoloko toilet water would be great for crops, ironically. Maybe even better than distilled water

[@OfficialProject420]

The mouse study also left out the fact that trace amounts of harmful minerals and chemicals can be found in tap water due to the fact water treatment facilities simply do not have enough recourses to treat for every single thing that isnt water.

[@olorinistar9903]

This. I was wondering why they weren't using filtered or even distilled water for the control group

[@aluisious]

I have to buy purified water now because my tap water is so bad from old pipes. It's $1.25 a gallon, though. I can afford about a dollar a day for better water, and it tastes a lot better in tea and coffee too.

[@olorinistar9903]

@@aluisious if you can afford an upfront investment, you should look into a Berkey water filter. The one I have cost me about 300 USD, and the filters last for like a million gallons, so it will pay for itself pretty quickly

[@etuanno]

@@aluisious lead pipes? In our country come the house plumbing is made with steel pipes, we have to let it run for at least 10-15min until the pieces are flushed out. But at least it's not harmful.

[@hedgehog3180]

@@olorinistar9903 Distilled water is actually more harmful than tap water because the lack of minerals changes the osmotic pressure, this means that distilled water can actually dehydrate you. Humans can only survive on distilled water for a few days.

[@johnathancorgan3994]

The first 30 second opener of this video was all I needed to hit the like button.

[@justdelete9922]

For me it was the exact opposite. 70% water is not fuckin alkaline or drinkable only 2-3% is.

[@bagniacz3264]

@@justdelete9922 Sea water is in fact alkaline (pH of 7,5 to 8,5), so he is not technically wrong, as he did not say that all of *this* alkaline water covering 70% of our globe is drinkable...

[@i_am_a_toast_of_french]

@@justdelete9922 ah, he's talking about normal water and you should learn about something called desalination

[@tessarothein7934]

"Hmm, interesting!" As I stuff my mouth with croutons.

[@darkscienceyt]

were you eating a salad at least?

[@renugopalang9986]

@@darkscienceyt Dude one small help day before yesterday I ate a country chicken and the other day too (home made) but these two days there is a pain in my lower stomach with no symptoms, so will the nutrients in the chicken get absorbed in my body which I ate ? 🙏🙏

[@Palladiumavoid]

@@darkscienceyt bread

[@alixinthemiddle]

Dear god. I had a conversation about this with one of my friends once ages ago. She’s all into that pseudoscience shit. And I kept explaining to her, it’s water. The thing you need naturally that you drink naturally every day. You don’t need to change its ph balance. You just need to drink it.

[@phs125]

I had it worse. I have a FB friend who is always debunking pseudoscience, being logical, trusting the statistics etc in general. I still couldn't convince him alkalizing the system is not a thing...

[@okthisisepic2928]

I don't belive in alkaline water but you need an actually argument+research in the first place if you want to convince anyone

[@zuniroa]

I don’t go out looking for alkaline water, but I genuinely like the brand Essentia mostly cause it has a very good (nonexistent) flavor and my local convenience store sells it in liter bottles for like $2 for two. the alkaline stuff is a side thing, but I just genuinely like the fact it doesn’t have a taste.

[@wonder6835]

i am very particular about my water, and sensitive to it. So i like essentia a lot since it fits for what i like. unfortunately its expensive

[@generictofu5358]

Be careful I used to drink essentia all the time but it made me very sick. I’m also particular about my water you might want to try nestle pure life or Niagara water

[@hedgehog3180]

two dollars is almost free but you might still be able to make it for cheaper yourself by just dissolving some calcium in it. Though that will definitely add a flavor.

[@cillianennis9921]

@@generictofu5358 Nestle pure life isn't a good choice as nestle is a horrific company with blood on its hands from many different events. Just look up some of it & you'll see they are not ethical at all. they steal water from people in areas where its hard to get & sell it back to them at a price. They make me sick. Niagara water I have no idea if they do anything bad so they can pass.

[@jayscoottey]

at work i had a lady wanting to buy bone conduction headphones but skeptical of the ‘waves we’re all trying to deoxidize from being put into my head’ i explained to her that the vibrations are the same as if you took the squishy tips off of regular earbuds and held it up to that same spot on your head. it also helped that i was wearing my exact same headphones while talking

[@bazooka93]

That's my typical hangover cure. Half a teaspoon of low-sodium salt into a pintglass of tapwater. Maybe some squash for seasoning. Boom - alkaline water! Or rather, a homemade Dioralyte.

[@zoezzzarko1117]

Potassium salt?

[@bazooka93]

@@zoezzzarko1117 in UK it's about 70% NaCl and 30% KCl

[@zoezzzarko1117]

@@bazooka93 ahhhh ok. We have a product called No Salt here and it is potassium based w no sodium

[@joser9237]

What's funny is, in a lot of places tap water is alkaline just on it's own. I test the pH of my water for my aquarium and it almost always has a pH between 8 and 8.5. Its crazy how many minerals are in my tap water, I can always see how hard my water is by looking at mineral deposits, in particular calcium bicarbonate. Not to mention there are also trace amounts of other minerals too, so there is literally no reason to buy alkaline water when our water is alkaline straight out of the tap.

[@kuyaleinad4195]

Yeah it’s really stupid. They also say lemon water is Alkaline when it has LEMON in it 😂 It’s justified as the lemon has an ‘Alkalising effect’ when it’s inside the body 🙃

[@bagniacz3264]

@@kuyaleinad4195 Actually the thing with "alkalising" effects of lemons is based on some studies, I think carried out in 60s or something, but I don't remember who excatly did them. And, thay came up with an equation of sort that takes into account content of alkaline and acidic minerals, some amino acids and other nutrients (that are metabolised, yeilding CO2, that, of course, lowers the blood pH) but, however neat that sounds on paper, it doesn't really makes much sense in practise, as metabolism is more complicated than the creators of this equation assumed (I think they never even tried to make it super accurate, it was supposed to be more aproximate formula, but I may be wrong about that) and generally inbalances in blood pH caused by such food intake are instantly balanced by phosphate buffors and than adjusted by lungs, breathing out CO2, and kidneys with urine production, so generally effects of food on blood pH are mostly neglectible anyway. So, although "basic lemons" aren't really a thing, it's not like it is tottaly wrong either, it is just generally not studied too well (since it was like 60 years since the that idea was developed), probably not exactly true, and even if it was true, it would really be significant anyway, because of all those pH balance mechanisms.

[@RubikRocksMinecraft]

@@bagniacz3264 if I remember correctly, the premise behind saying lemons are alkalizing was that eating acidic things sorta trigger balancing mechanisms in the body. Which is technically right because ph can go up very slightly based on diet, and the body will balance it out, but is sorta actual bogus because lemons aren’t really making people’s body any more alkaline than it should be alrighty.

[@tr4gik11]

Except tap water is not very safe to drink anymore.

[@GenjiPrime]

@@tr4gik11 depend on where you are, but I'm my country (NZ), even hospital use tap water for patients and guest

[@Coolkemo88]

No need to apologize for the tangent, all your material is fantastic. Thank you!

[@darkscienceyt]

Thank you!

[@DarthGangsta]

Alkaline water is good for heartburn because it neutralizes stomach acid without giving you an overdose of calcium that would be present in antacids. Although it's not the fountain of youth as people claim.

[@KyrenaH]

People are supposed to have 1,000 mgs of Calcium a day. Most people do not get that much Calcium. So, I doubt 200 mgs is going to overdose someone.

[@keeferChiefer]

Yes but if you completely swap out regular water for alkaline water it can actually cause digestive issues like nausea vomiting and stomach pain.

[@VultureXV]

I chewed calcium tablets like gum and now my bones are hard as titanium.

[@joshua-kramer]

@@VultureXV Same. I was only a certified forklift operator when I started sending it with calcium. Now I'm the forklift.

[@aluisious]

@@joshua-kramer Fork lifts don't get paid tho

[@SirLukedatgoat]

“It covers 70% of our planet’s surface and even falls from the f*cking sky.” Iconic. Purely iconic

[@neirenoir]

The thing is, the scam is alkaline water being sold as alkaline water. Most mineral or tap water is somewhat alkaline, and, in fact, spring water is probably chemically similar to what these people sell. So it's not that "alkaline water" is a scam, it's that being marketed as alkaline water for a premium IS the scam.

[@facelessplace953]

These videos are so addicting...

[@sakomeow]

bro i'm so glad people are mostly over this, it's a pain delivering this stuff but I always took solace in them being totally scammed for it.

[@mommachupacabra]

Our well on the farm had a pH of 8.4 - and it was always funny to see it bottled for stupid crazy prices. Given my family history of dental failure, I'm reasonably sure the well water was why unlike my mom and grandmom, at 60 I still have most of my teeth. However, not sure it's a magic cure for wtf-ever.

[@hedgehog3180]

The water was probably uninvolved in your families dental history. The pH of what you drink has very little effect on your teeth, what's more important is proper dental hygiene and care, your mom and grandmom just grew up during a time where there was no where near as much focus on that as there is now.

[@beth_laubenthal]

I will admit, I drink alkaline water. Only because I have chronic acid reflux and my tap water upsets my stomach. I get a 24 bottle case for about $4 Awesome video! I'm surprised people believe all of that pseudo science.

[@darkscienceyt]

You can also make a an even cheaper solution with baking soda and water too. I have pretty bad acid reflux myself

[@Parents_of_Twins]

Have you talked to your doctor about that issue? Thinking that would be a great idea if you have not.

[@elucidator1277]

Great redux to the video. Would have been cool to mention that Alkaline water is, at best, just like Tums, in that they can help with heartburn. ...but besides that, yeah, all other claims about alkaline water is a big ass scam and pseudoscientific, as you illustrated. Can't wait for more videos. Long time fan of your channel. (also, the grill analogy was golden. I'm using that, thx)

[@ChadAF_YT]

This is the first video of yours I have seen and I immediately subscribed. I love your style! Please keep this series coming!

[@ChiggyChiggyChiggy]

Alkaline water has one huge benefit: It let's you think you're better than everybody else.

[@aapex1]

AHHHHHH! First timer here and this is a breath of fresh air! Thank you and never stop. BUT! I do so enjoy seeing the dimwitted SHEEPLE getting fleeced. I can adjust.

[@ericlondon5731]

I like it fir the taste, with no illusions of it being 'better' than any other bottled water.

[@Herbie11]

I don't always drink alkaline water, but when I do, I just drink from the hose.

[@gamingnest2334]

At last you uploaded been missing you. Man😉

[@darkscienceyt]

More to come!

[@vixen_0072]

I wish I could send this to my family with no repercussions. That being said, the alkaline water you showed is sold in Walmart for less than 3 bucks a gallon. Still more expensive than the other gallons they sell (spring, distilled, and purified) but not 30 bucks a bottle.

[@tcpnick6895]

Honestly your channel is on the same level as ones like Veritasium and Nilered. You deserve more views and subscribers.

[@darkscienceyt]

Wow, thank you!

[@kralexprofill4571]

You could've mentioned that raising the pH of eg. the stomach is a really bad idea if you don't want to mess with your digestive system

[@zoezzzarko1117]

And every single organ and process connected to it

[@drren189099]

Yes It made be have bad acid reflux

[@psychtank8681]

8:17 some of those machine actually cost thousands of dollars.

[@battlelawlz3572]

“questions for psuedoscience” needs more attention and im in love with the series. subscribed.

[@SONOFGODVIII]

Feel so good i understand all of this cause I pay attention in chemistry class

[@u-neekusername4430]

I first experienced alkaline water at a hot springs retreat in Mexico 20 yrs ago. All the water there was from the underground spring & boasted a "healthy" pH of 8.4. Myself & 2 other new people had our 1st breakfast with plenty of water as we were booked for a short hike immediately after. We all were experienced hikers & this was not strenuous nor was it very hot that April morning 7/8am. After a short time we ALL began to feel nauseous & one vomited, feeling much better after (sadly I rarely vomit so I just suffered). We quickly figured out that it was the alkaline water interfering with our digestion. We then began adding lime juice to our water from the every present bowls of fresh limes & were completely fine after that. Needless to say I had a good laugh when I first saw "alkaline water" for sale as a "miracle health drink". Yeah it's a MIRACLE anyone would want to drink it & mess up their digestion like that.

[@alexstone2047]

So I knew most of this information.. but I kept watching because it was done well. Plus, the thought of all the people who needed to hear this that heard it is soooo satisfying.

[@captainkeyes9913]

i will always live the fact that “health” ads play before videos like these

[@travisburkley23]

This was such a great video. Thank you for this. Never stop making videos please.

[@darkscienceyt]

You got it!

[@eggs113]

Panthothenic Acid is Vitamin B5 according to the Health Professional Fact Sheet and it turns into energy your body needs, hope this helpt. edit* I didnt see the part where it said "it makes food transform to energy".

[@coppermoth6069]

I thought alkaline just meant filtered, because it’s always used in water filter marketing, I don’t like tap water (mine tastes bad, smells bad, and makes me feel sick) so I filter it myself and when I can’t out in public do that I buy bottled (which sometimes happens to be alkaline) because it tastes decent

[@ravenRedwake]

It’s basically an alternative to Gatorade and other sports drinks without the mass of sugar intake. We sell that water where I work and it is more expensive than normal water but it’s not $30

[@LOKSTED]

My favorite alkaline water brand is Clorox.

[@austismforever]

Lungs and kidneys: “are we jokes to you?”

[@xel1257]

gosh i love your channel so much man

[@darkscienceyt]

Thank you!

[@jordanwood5992]

Dont ever change the way you narrate your videos its legendary

[@darkscienceyt]

Aw thank you!

[@jordanwood5992]

@@darkscienceyt dont thank me. Thank you. Theres not many people on youtube that are as blunt, funny,serious,down to earth or factually nteresting as you are. Keep it up

[@sophiejohnston2850]

Was hoping to see your thoughts on alkaline water to treat acid reflux. Thats the place I see it being used the most. The principle I guess in that case is the same as for taking an antacid, but with significantly less base to cancel the stomach acid.

[@ThundagaT2]

Regular water can neutralize acids though. So Alkaline water may not actually be any better for treating that.

[@Cocollyt]

@@ThundagaT2I dunno regular water definitely doesn’t help my stomach acid. Alkaline water doesn’t bother me nearly as much, but I don’t think it’s magic and I’m not drinking it for any other reason than my tummy.

[@ThundagaT2]

@@Cocollyt Thats fair, I was just going under the assumption that water theoretically should have a similar effect. If alkaline water works better for you, then hey, who am i to say its wrong lol.

[@raisofahri5797]

isn't that because the molecule in alkaline water have the same molecules as antacids which basically just minerals salt like caco3

[@keeferChiefer]

@@Cocollytthe placebo effect is like magic sometimes

[@desertdweller129]

pH of an aqueous solution is Negative logarithm of [H+] ions pH = - log [H+] An aqueous solution with [H+] of 10-7 moles/liter pH = 7

[@harsh-haria]

damn this was fun to watch. great content :) keep it up

[@darkscienceyt]

Thanks!

[@jasonMB999]

I like the way the anti oxident slspped an electron onto a free radical 🤣 at 3:18

[@ShockedCaucasian]

The only thing I use alkaline water for is when I have chronic heartburn, its short lived relief but every sip soothes the burn. I only do this when out and about and I don't have access to my heartburn meds though lol. Ive never drank it for health benefits at all, and I get the cheapest alkaline water at that!

[@Cocollyt]

Same. I had no idea it was supposed to do anything else lol

[@annamossity8879]

Try a pinch of baking soda in your water, same thing and much cheaper

[@Astrophal]

Great video, QfS!

[@darkscienceyt]

Thanks!

[@Astrophal]

@@darkscienceyt You're welcome! =)

[@mariacruz07]

I loved all the funny edits 😂 Perfectly sprinkled

[@caterinadelgalles8783]

I really learned about free radicals today - THANK YOU! XXX

[@tf8896]

It’s really amusing to find pseudoscientific products that are oxymorons, like alkaline water or vinegar with no acetic acid.

[@bagniacz3264]

But "alkaline water" is correct name for this products. This waters are in fact alkaline (most of them has a pH in the range of 7,5 to 9). Alkaline is a bit older (and I guess it sounds better for customers too) term meaning basic.

[@MrMokokokoloko]

Maybe that's it. You need the alkaline water to counteract the acid all the stupid "Apple cider vinegar" cures.

[@mjallen1308]

My aunt peddles this stuff. They tried to get me to buy a $2500 machine. I only went bc they hosted their meetings at this place during a champagne brunch and it was free. All you can drink champagne and mimosas so yeah “GO ALKALINE! Yes I would like another mimosa…” but what disturbed me most is this guy got up and talked about how he had cancer and was in remission and basically attributed that to the alkaline water. Said nothing about getting chemo or radiation or his doctors. And being a part of an African American/Latino family who is already skeptical of traditional medicine, it really disturbed me to see their eyes light up at what he was saying. It’s so dangerous for someone to forego a doctors visit and rely solely on alkaline water. Oh and they made sure to tell people to put it on a credit card or get a loan or borrow money to buy this machine. Even worse was their demonstration where they use the pH strips to say “see this is acidic! It’s bad! But look alkaline water is good!” Um yeah bleach isn’t acidic but you can’t drink that. This hits home for me bc my uncle actually died from prostrate cancer. He decided not to get his prostate removed and instead started downing bottles of alkaline water and the cancer metastasized. He could still be here if it wasn’t for this snake oil bullshit.

[@OatmealTheCrazy]

I've bought alkaline water to combat what I believe may be gastric reflux problems It was also only 3.99 a gallon Still more expensive than the 20-25 cents a gallon though from having a 5Gal tank to refill Also, BLK is more about fulvic acid than pH

[@unknowndnd11]

Try acidifying your stomach

[@rynothealbinoryno]

same, and I’ve found it helps.

[@raisofahri5797]

​​@@unknowndnd11h your stomach already acidic,

[@annamossity8879]

Try a touch of baking soda in your water. It’s a lot cheaper

[@KrazyKoto]

You can also make water more alkaline by boiling it. I had to find a solution fast when I realized my tap water's ph was too high for my fish

[@RoyIMVU]

I have been making my own for years. As a cure for heart burn I add some sodium bicarb to water instead of buying chewables since it is much cheaper and provides the same relief.

[@annamossity8879]

Same! We call it baking soda and it’s an old folk remedy for staving off UTI’s as well as heartburn. Been doing it for decades

[@schlempfunkle]

I have found that I can chug high ph water faster. Also those expensive countertop machines use platinum plates and electricity. I never bought one, but if it’s just a cheap bottle then I’ll buy it

[@thejaraf]

I couldn't convince my mother it was a waste of money, thankfully she forgot about the water, but now she electrocuting herself, with this "electronic acupuncture pen"

[@lord_khufu]

What's sup with your ma lol

[@chiara1363]

couldve been my mom lol

[@carlh4279]

I tuned in after hearing you on the radio.

[@aimrenz7328]

thx for the info bro

[@darkscienceyt]

No problem 👍

[@stonedsasquatch]

When you said "cheap box wine" I heard - cheap ox Wang. Glad I replayed that😂

[@philj1975]

Now I know what is so special about expensive water. It's just for "special" people 🥴🤑 Thanks 👍

[@fairweathertrains3029]

I don’t know why, but “mouse chow” is so funny 😂

[@crankbit2401]

Alkaline water Lovers after this video: dont tell me what to do!! _buys 10 gallons and a ionizer_

[@vanjosh7763]

Ahh yes, the basic (alkaline) part of every race. They will always be simpletons no matter what.

[@_Circus_Clapped_]

all I need is electrolytes, I get thirsty af even after chugging gallons of water on end

[@512TheWolf512]

It'd be best if they used the ionizer outside the water

[@riverside5637]

Thank you from promoting Alkaline88 brother :))

[@malm7arb]

I've heard a doctor say that alkaline water "can" cure heartburn, but it's very inefficient, because with the price if a gallon of alkaline water, you could by anti heartburn pills that lasts you a lifetime. Besides, eating a pill is easier than drinking a gallon of water. At best, alkaline water is an outdated inefficient over rated heartburn relief. Keep up the amazing videos!

[@oliverheaviside2539]

@AL. He’s right. Just buy a ton of Alka Seltzer tablets and drink that. “Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh, what a relief it is!”

[@mem1701movies]

Or a pinch of baking soda

[@raisofahri5797]

making things more insane anti heartburn medicine have same compound as alkaline water with higher concentration yeah.

[@vilectro]

thanks for doing this, I always knew, that something is not right with the alkaline water

[@ritchie5273]

Just think about it this way: your stomach is full of very strong acid, you pour in alkaline water... The acid and base neutralize each other... No more alkaline water -_-

[@kaaay0313]

@Zoe Zzzarko many folks who been drinking alkaline water for years still have no problems at all please stop the lies many cancer patients who even drank it went to the doctor and even the damn doctors said how they tumors shrunk ? Just stop if you don’t want to drink it fine but don’t push that on others who been drinking it and having no problem

[@lyrexices9965]

@@kaaay0313 i guess you get hard off being wrong...?

[@Slenderkllz]

@@kaaay0313 stop alkaline water is tap water. if you wanna drink fake scam alkaline tap water then ok you do tyou but you are choosing to be scammed

[@emmawatson9180]

@@kaaay0313 hahahaha

[@bachvaroff]

If you really want an expensive but quite good water substitute - buy Ringer's lactate (Ri-Lac), it is at ~273mOsm/l, pH ~6.5 and contains the so much needed ions in case of severe dehydration…

[@getgaijoobed6219]

Bruh if your body was in acidosis, you should be going to the emergency room, not chugging alkaline water

[@ThisChangeIsAwful]

I am customer service for a company that calls rock salt and a school called me because a kid ate some. Like what is wrong with you lady? Call poison control? These people are not smart.

[@512TheWolf512]

@@ThisChangeIsAwful did you at least help the kid somehow in the end?

[@mutestingray]

I had briefly tried alkaline waters for laryngopharyngeal reflux but I can’t say it helped much. Losing a few pounds was the biggest help.

[@mohdt786]

People please don't fall for Kangen Water!!!

[@i_am_a_toast_of_french]

someone already did and commented that the electrolysis of salt water is useful because it increases the concentration of bleach in their water?

[@slugbones]

I buy a big jug of it from the dollar store from a buck and take a few swigs when I have heartburn and it definitely helps that. Other than that I have no idea why someone would think its a miracle cure.

[@whatwhat9519]

Seems like everything's magically an antioxidant

[@omigalul2105]

Also feeding group c mice tap water is highly unscientifict since USUALLY tap water isnt as clean as we would like it to be. Especially city tap water

[@thelastwoltzer]

Ok. There are no big benefits of drinking alkaline water. But are there any problems if drink acidic water? (5.5 to 6.6 that's the average here). Also I have no idea why it's coming like this

[@darkscienceyt]

I do know if you're diet is TOO acidic you can remove enamel from your teeth, but that's over years of time

[@RubikRocksMinecraft]

I mean exposure to really acidic foods over a long period of time might kill off healthy gut bacteria, leading to pretty usual gut issues like diarrhea or constipation. Just like warning signs that the diet should be changed. So unless you’re experiencing these issues, you need not worry.

[@marcelnowakowski945]

Thank you for fighting against the ubiquitous societal idiocy.

[@caveman70]

I just love this! :) My ex of 20 years divorced me because I didnt buy that crap of alkaline water and magic chinese mushrooms :D Thank you sir! :)

[@nejibob3701]

jesus

[@Lolaloveslemons]

Huh!!??

[@Dutchmaster707]

that marriage was holding on by a string already

[@HebuTheLoneWolf]

0:09 i kind of want one of those Quart Crystals not bc of the "healing" bs but bc its gorgeous and i want it for decoration :D

[@unf3z4nt]

Aren't some of these antioxidants also soluble in fat? Notable exceptions include ascorbates. BTW @ 5:37, the smoothie is also full of free fructose, so its ability to fatten one up at an unhealthy rate may outweigh the antioxidants' benefits.

[@numberpirate]

The irony is, low pH is a great anti-oxidant. Oxidants are oxygens(usually) with unpaired electrons and hydronium is just a hydrogen missing its electrons, so the two pair up just like in the human body.

[@okdudewhyareyoulookingatmych]

The irony of your comment is, the low pH goes away very quickly if its something like alkaline water as your stomach acids fuck it up quickly, acids (vitamins) don't go away so easily because they are acids contained in food and absorbed later on and not neutralized like alkaline water immediately as it touches stomach acid.

[@Xplayer007]

Great stuff as always!

[@fahadalghamdi9316]

1-The cost value hypothesis: An experiment showed that people value something more the higher it is priced, without regards to its content. An example would be pet rocks. 2- the Pseudoscience medication market attracts the Upper middle-class : (see Goop for example) Since such people are just educated enough to be intelligent ,yet their thought patterns are riddled with fallacies (the naturalist fallacy, Emotional reasoning, magical thinking..Etc) to them it is also a matter of Status, they won't use the (normal) medications that normal people use that's for the peasantry you know. That is exactly why they are also resistant to criticism. Hope that provides some insight to the mentality behind these things.