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Well, one gallon of water equals 8.34 pounds, so yes, if you drank one gallon of water you would immediately gain 8.34 pounds of weight. Most of those 8.34 pounds would end up as urine though, assuming you are not seriously dehydrated.

So the weight gain would only be temporary.

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