Recent studies have suggested that numerous genes, in addition to those involved in sugar synthesis, are required for plants to survive extreme dehydration. (sciencemag.org)
Cabin pressure and a massive reduction in humidity levels basically suck everything nice in your (my) skin out of it — causing extreme dehydration and general dullness. (nymag.com)
Even extreme dehydration and lack of food can cause hallucinations, which is why shaman go on «vision quests» like Moses did on the mountain top and Jesus did in the desert. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)