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Daily Fail reporting an unsourced story from Egypt… seems unlikely.

BUT - here’s where I could see it possibly being a problem (besides your teeth).

The dry noodles are going to absorb fluid and soften which could cause a fluid imbalance or blockage.

Also, the kid supposedly ate 3 packages. If that included ramen seasoning packs, that much sodium can’t be good for you either.

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Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I’d imagine it’s like downing an entire 4l bottle of Pepsi Max. Seems innocuous, but you’re gonna have a bad time.

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- Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  They make 4l bottles?
  
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  - Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Now that you point it out, that was actually a typo, I meant 3l. But I’m not gonna edit it because I find it funny. :)
    
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    Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Wait, they make 3l?
    
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- Photuris@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Challenge accepted
  
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Redditmodstouchgrass@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
A literal imbalance of the humours… congratulations 18th century medicine, you were right precisely once.

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KombatWombat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I think this is the right explanation. The dry noodles expand when put in hot water, and that I would think that includes gastric acids in the human body. The boy started having symptoms in half an hour and died soon after. That’s too fast for food poisoning

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- Tiffany1994@lemmy.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I remember reading this is actually a myth and comes from the idea that birds will explode if you feed them rice. The volume stays the same because the water ends up going into the rice.
  
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