Equation stops athletes sweating about fluid intake; ( now must deal with complex equation):
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17447-equation-stops-athletes-sweating-about-fluid-intake.html
If you think you sweat buckets, you're wrong. The exact volume produced during long periods of exercise can be predicted, and it's less than expected. This could lighten the load of soldiers and athletes carrying water on long journeys........
The team is now developing an iPhone application that would calculate personalised water needs for athletes.
scientific article:
http://jap.physiology.org/cgi/content/abstract/00089.2009v1
http://jap.physiology.org/cgi/reprint/00089.2009v1
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Equation Stops Athletes Sweating about Fluid Intake
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Jocks do math? 
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