Water has a specific heat capacity of about 4.2 Kilojoules per kilogram per degree Kelvin, so it would take about 6 Kilowatt Hours of electricity to heat 100 Litres of water from 15 degrees centigrade to 65 degrees centigrade. As a standard immersion heater is 3KW, so it would take 2 hours to heat 100 Litres of water.
A large number of medications may cause hiccups. Medications taken only at bedtime, such as sleep medicine, cause hiccups primarily during sleep. Other medications cause hiccups at other times of the day as well. These are examples of medications that may produce hiccups: Sleep medications: eszopiclone (Lunesta)
Chemo Hiccups. Causes of and cures for chemo hiccups. Chemo hiccups (singultus) can be caused by corticosteroids given for nausea control, such as Decadron (Dexamethosone). Curiously, decadron-induced hiccups mainly affect men, especially older men, and not women. The good news is that people who suffer from chemo hiccups are much less likely to suffer from nausea and vomitting.