Beer, Not Water

 I noticed yesterday that there were 24 cans in a case of beer.

I wondered how they arrived at 24.

Was it possibly because the average beer consumer drank four 6-packs a day?

Maybe it was 2 twelve packs.

Was the average beer consumer really that thirsty?  What was causing such thirst?

Could it be due to the amount of salt the potato chip and pretzel makers were using?

Just one party-size bag of chips contains more salt than any salt-free product on the shelves today.

Not to mention the size of the salt granules on pretzels.  Some of those can be spotted from across the room.  Think about it.  If you can spot the salt from across the room, just what is that doing to your vision?   

Of course we need salt to live, and considering we're 98% water, and water dissolves salt, we constantly need to keep replenishing it, so there's no better way than chips and beer.

I guess 24 just makes sense.