WHY IS WATER WET?

[r0GuE]

I've been asked this question approximately 60 times in the last week. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif My three year old is persistent (what else does he have to do). My wife told him I would post the question on TBN and get a good answer there. After all, that's where papa gets all his information. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[Egon]

Water is a substance that can exist in three different phazes. The " wet" applies to a substance that has absorbed water or has a film of water adhering to it. Water would be a noun. Wet would be an adverb describing the noun. The word wetting would be an adjetive describing the action of getting wet.

Hope that's write. Memories a little fuzzy.

Egon

 

[smilingreen]

Why is alcohol dry?

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Why is water wet?

Because it wouldn't be as much fun if it wasn't.

(I'm still much closer to a 3 year old in spirit)

 

[DocHeb]

Water is wet because it sticks to things. As a human, it sticks to us so it seems wet to us. Tar would be wet since it sticks to us, but it sure would be a "thick" wetness /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif. If you were an oil molecule, water wouldn't seem wet to you since it wouldn't "stick" to you .

 

[StoneHeartFarm]

"Wet" is one of the words we use to describe liquids. Wet is what we feel when a liquid touches our skin. If it were dry, we'd call it dust. Now go ask your mother again. She knows, she just doesn't want to tell you. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Steve

 

[r0GuE]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Now go ask your mother again. She knows, she just doesn't want to tell you. )</font>

Now there is an answer that just may work!! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Its because of gravity,I thought every one knew that. RICHARD GAUTHIER

 

[Anonymous Poster]

I mean its simple,you fall in the water and get wet,rain falls from the sky,etc. RICHARD GAUTHIER

 

[LSmith]

I bought powdered water but I don't know what to add? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif