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Water intoxication sounds really freakin’ weird at first, but makes sense once you learn a bit more about it.
That sounds like a very small amount in three hours.
I had a situation when I was stuck working in a very hot engine room. I went through a gallon in an hour and got Ill afterwards. I still don't know if it was the heat, water or a combination.
Either way, I did learn that if I get in a situation where I'm so hot that the sweat is running, the answer is to cool off, not just slam water.
It's the salt/electrolytes. You're sweating and only replenishing the water part of the sweat.