why is water wet ?

@jamie622 (508)
India
April 14, 2007 10:45am CST
You have been drinking it all your life . But have you ever thought why the poor guy is wet ? why is water wet ?
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@samrat16 (2442)
• India
14 Apr 07
Water is wet because the wetter, the better. In other words, "Viscosity." This is not to be confused with the city of the Visigoths who ended up ransacking the countryside and pillaging the poor villagers, and yes, the Village People, too. Why is water wet? Water is wet so that the fish and other ocean, lake and river creatures can move through it with fluent ease. Friction is not your friend when you are trying to move. We need to be able to drink. We need for boats not to sink. We need for our plumbing to work. This is why water is wet. But, really, why is water wet? Water is wet because our sensations say it is so. We feel wetness. We get out of a pool and we are dripping, uh, you know. We take a shower and we're, um, you know again. The question of why is water wet cannot be answered with regular science methodology, but can be answered in Zen Physics. Water is wet because this is the nature of water. The nature of rock is to be hard. The nature of grass is to be green. The nature of water is to be wet. To take away from its true nature is to destroy what is and thus water is not water anymore. It may be ice, but it surely is not water. Water begets wetness. Wetness begets slipperiness. Slipperiness begets falling. Falling begets a long and painful hospital stay.
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@jamie622 (508)
• India
14 Apr 07
I know I have been too fast to award the best response but somehow I feel that know one else will be able to come up with a better answer . So keep it up !
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@samrat16 (2442)
• India
15 Apr 07
Thanks for best response. Dear can't you add little more words?? Try to add just 6 to 10 words more in your discussions.
@tommy408 (361)
• Malaysia
15 Apr 07
Wonderful answer, Samrat16. However, with all due respect, I would like to disagree with you. The reasons you gave above does not really answer the question. I might have answered them if the question is something like "What is the benefit of Water being in Liquid state. For this you might answer so that the fish can swim easily and out toilet can flush smoothly! In fact, water itself is not wet. "Wet" is the sensation we experience when get get in touch with moistures and liquids. "Wet" is what we sense, not the state of the water itself.
• United States
14 Apr 07
Water isn't always wet. Sometimes, it's steamy. Sometimes, it's hard. It depends on the temperature. The water you are thinking of is wet because this is the ideal temperature for that medium.
@cherriemae (3370)
• Philippines
16 Apr 07
i think water is wet because how can we drink that if that is hard, we cant swallow that girl..lol
• India
17 Apr 07
water is i n its state due to its molecar structure n its vicosity....bu t v feel it wet because its molecules r adhessive n tey stik on the surface they get intrract with... thearefore it seems or feels wet..