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American actor and rapper Ludacris informed his followers he appears like 'superman' after elevating issues about his well being after consuming Alaskan glacier water.
The 46-year-old film star, greatest identified for his position as Tej Parker within the Quick and Livid collection, triggered preliminary concern after he uploaded a video of himself taking a sip of glacier water to tick one other merchandise off his bucket record (or as he put it, 'f*** it record').
This occurred whereas he was in Alaska for a efficiency on the ConocoPhillips Borealis Theatre in Palmer and as Ludacris (actual identify Christopher Bridges) informed followers in his viral video, “I've by no means tasted contemporary glacier water in my life and it is a first. Right here we go.”
After taking a sip, he exclaimed, “Oh my god.” The video was captioned, “So good it tastes like GOD made it. Nicely as a result of He did.” The TikTok put up has been seen 28 million occasions and has 3.7 million likes.
A number of followers expressed concern that Ludacris' well being was in grave hazard if the water he was consuming harbored hidden “historic” ailments attributable to dormant micro organism, because the water was not correctly boiled or filtered.
Ludacris himself has now stepped in to substantiate that he’s alive and nicely. In a brand new video uploaded to his social media from his rest room on Tuesday, he mentioned, “For everybody asking me what that glacier water actually tasted like…
“After I informed you guys I used to be a water snob, this was probably the most scrumptious water I've ever had in my life. After I drank it, I felt each cell in my human physique being hydrated and rejuvenated on the similar time.
“Hear man, I'm right here. I really feel like Superman.”
Not everybody was reassured, nevertheless, as many followers identified how suspicious it’s to file from the toilet. Others mentioned that maybe no unfavourable results had occurred but.
“How lengthy has it been because you had that drink? It took me a number of days to understand one thing was flawed,” @thejdeveraux wrote on X.
“Once more, that's a bit dangerous. We now have stuff that's been hibernating in these glaciers for tens of hundreds of years. Simply consuming it uncooked, I don't find out about that,” @blaqpharmacist added.
And @kuhdeej puzzled: 'That he's reporting from the toilet is mainly what he's saying: learn between the traces.'
Though Ludacris lived to inform the story, it's not at all times clever to only drink clear water.
Is it harmful to drink glacier water?
The U.S. Nationwide Park Service explains on its web site that “the water in a stream, river, or lake could look clear, however it might nonetheless be teeming with micro organism, viruses, and parasites that may result in waterborne ailments reminiscent of cryptosporidiosis or giardiasis.”
In accordance with the NHS web site, giardiasis, which is transmitted by swallowing contaminated water, could cause signs reminiscent of diarrhoea, flatulence and bloating.
In the meantime, the UK authorities web site confirms that cryptosporidiosis is a tiny parasite that may infiltrate 'poorly handled' water, placing individuals prone to 'watery diarrhoea, abdomen ache, feeling or being sick, low-grade fever and lack of urge for food.'
Though, as glaciologist Martin Truffer defined, water from meltwater streams and glaciers is “in regards to the cleanest water you'll ever get,” the Guardian reported.
The debacle comes simply days after Clueless star Alicia Silverstone triggered an outcry amongst followers after consuming an unidentified berry from a stranger's backyard, with some claiming it was a toxic Jerusalem cherry.
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After disappearing from social media, she ultimately returned with a short replace to substantiate that she was doing nicely after her consuming journey.
“Alive and wholesome! Don't fear… I didn't swallow,” she joked on her Instagram.
Possibly it's time for celebrities to cease consuming uncontrolled sources they uncover in nature?
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