Absinthe is an alcohol made from a number of different herbs, most notably wormwood or Artemisia absinthium. It was very popular among the artist and writer crowd in the 19th and early 20th centuries and was known for its mild hallucinogenic properties.
This would be on the extreme end of human survival though; a more likely estimate would be approximately 3-5 days without water. If the temperature was cranked up to say, 120 F (48 C), you would survive 2.5 days at the upper limit â and thatâs only if you were resting in the shade.
The human body can go for an extended period of time without food (but not without water), especially if you have some body fat. People have gone for two weeks or more. Note that is not safe, and it is not an effective method of dieting.here's a thing called the rule of three. Three minutes without air, three days without water and/or three weeks without food. That's an approximation for how long it takes fo â¦ r your body to shut down.